Having a hard time deciding whether you want pumpkin pie or cheesecake for dessert? You can have both in the same dessert by making this yummy, all-natural, lower-fat version of cheesecake that we make with goat cheese, more correctly known … Read More
by Victoria Redhed Miller We have raised laying ducks for nearly six years now, and one of the things we are asked about most frequently is how to care for ducks in the wintertime. We live in the foothills of … Read More
If you still have some fresh apples sitting around, this recipe makes a great snack or even breakfast. It’s low calorie and low sugar. They stay nice and moist, so you can make them in afternoon or evening for the … Read More
By Elyse Nicholson One of the biggest myths surrounding goat ownership is that you have own a lot of land for them to graze on, and that they need a way to go in and out of a shelter whenever … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Joel Salatin’s latest book, Fields of Farmers: Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating, should be required reading for everyone who is interested in farming, even if they don’t think they want to be … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we’re chatting with Victoria Redhed Miller, the author of Pure Poultry: Living Well with Heritage Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks. And if you think that looks like a banty hen with … Read More
by Teresa Casselman While I have bred Nubian dairy goats since 1994, I’ve always been intrigued by rare livestock breeds. I first learned about the Guernsey breed in 2003 when the Dairy Goat Journal featured the Golden Guernsey goat on … Read More
By Elyse Nicholson PART 4Troubleshooting & Follow-up During this 4-part series, you have hopefully learned all the steps and instructions needed to successfully train your goat to pull a cart. Each post went through the information rather fast because of … Read More
By Elyse Nicholson PART 3Cart & Team Training In previous posts, we’ve discussed choosing the right goat and preparing for the journey (part 1). We also discussed training our goats to walk on a collar, line, and halter, as well as … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader was created in 2012 after the publication of my second book, Ecothrifty. The name was coined by one of my followers because I said that I didn’t want anyone to think that they had to be rich to homestead or live a greener life....
