Rotational grazing is the key to controlling internal parasites in your goats. It will also make your pasture last longer and save on feed costs. Rotational grazing simply means that rather than fencing in several acres for the goats and … Read More
Episode 22Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Whether you’re a chicken keeper or someone who simply gets annoyed when reading children’s books that are filled with misinformation about animals, Diane Sorenson’s, The Tales of … Read More
Episode 21Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you want to grow a garden that is in sync with nature, then you need to check out Chris McLaughlin’s ninth and newest book, The Good … Read More
Episode 20Sustainability Book Chat It only seems natural that after you perfect a homemade delicacy for your family and friends, the next step is to start selling it. Until recently this was financially impossible in many states due to regulations … Read More
Episode 19Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When talking about weeds, people use words like enemy, battle, and war. No one wants weeds in their garden, right? Well, it depends! In this episode, author … Read More
Episode 18Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. One of the reasons we decided to start raising pigs almost 20 years ago was because I thought it was the only way we could produce our … Read More
Episode 17Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. You might think that someone who write a book about bugs would have been a bona fide bug lover forever. But author Jessica Walliser admits up front … Read More
Episode 16Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you have ever thought about raising rabbits for meat, either for your own dinner table or as a business, today’s episode will get you at least … Read More
Episode 15Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Whether you can’t quite find the exact tools you need for your farm or you think you can improve on what’s available or you simply like to … Read More
Episode 14Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. During the drought of 2012 when everything in our garden was dying after months without rain, I really started to think about hydroponics and aquaponic growing systems. … 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....
