by Alison Jones Did you know that Velveeta is not cheese? According to Chicago Business, several years ago, “the FDA issued Kraft a warning letter saying some versions of Kraft Singles Pasteurized Process Cheese Food and Velveeta spread were misbranded … Read More
by Christy Hemenway The best and most important features of a top bar hive? Is what goes on inside the hive… Honeybees make “brood comb” to raise babies in, “honey comb” to store food in, and all this comb … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you’ve been thinking about beekeeping with top-bar hives, The Thinking Beekeeper by Christy Hemenway is a great reference. It is the first book I’ve read on top-bar beekeeping, and it … Read More
by Alison Jones Bees pollinate many crops that we enjoy eating! According to 10 crops that would disappear without bees, “more than $15 billion worth of crops are pollinated by bees each year just in the United States alone. Put … Read More
If your backyard hens have thrown themselves into full production mode, and you want a super delicious and FAST dessert, creme brûlée pie is the recipe for you. I included this one in Homegrown and Handmade, and because it was … Read More
If you have chickens and are considering adding turkeys to your homestead, you have no doubt either read or been told by a well-meaning friend that you cannot keep chickens and turkeys together. It is widely believed that chickens will … Read More
Most people think of quiche as a complicated, time-consuming meal, but it is one of our favorite go-to meals when we’re in a hurry. We also tend to eat a lot of them this time of year because we are … Read More
Want to make your own pizza but you’re afraid the dough is too challenging? This pizza dough recipe is so easy that we taught our kids! My husband and I started making pizza from the time we were married, … Read More
Whenever I teach a class and mention flour, a hand immediately goes up, and someone asks, “What kind of flour?” Good question! Sometimes it matters, but sometimes it doesn’t. However, the reason the question is asked is because most people … Read More
For being the most important meal of the day, breakfast has sure gotten tricky over the years! The options we’re supposedly given have become a lot less healthy for us, and pretty bad for society in general. We’re told … 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....
