As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Who knew that anyone could write more than 100 pages about heating your home with wood? Well, that’s exactly what Will Rolls did in the second edition of The Log Book: … Read More
Whether you’ve made lots of bread in the past or are completely new, you can create some lovely loaves this holiday season. Don’t be shy about doing something creative. You can make a braided loaf of bread by rolling out … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Even though we live on a homestead and produce 100% of our own meat, dairy, eggs, maple syrup, honey, and a lot of our fruits and vegetables, I felt like a … Read More
I’m not sure how I came to think of these cookies as something that we only have at Christmas time, but that is indeed the only time I ever think of making them! Perhaps it’s the nutmeg that reminds me … Read More
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
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....
