As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This time of year, many vegetable growers are still trying to extend their growing season and others are gearing up to continue growing straight through the winter. In planning for my … Read More
When I started making cheese in 2002, my friends immediately started asking if they could buy it. When I called my state department of agriculture to learn the requirements, I was quickly overwhelmed and gave up on the idea as … Read More
The Market Gardener is such a thorough guide to commercial market gardening that at first I wondered why Jean-Martin Fortier would want to reveal all of his secrets to potential competitors. However, it becomes clear that Fortier simply wants this … Read More
“I think few things would be as gratifying as seeing neighborhoods all over the country run a chicken pen in their yard to mow it, fertilize it, and produce their own chickens. How exciting.” – Joel Salatin Pastured Poultry Profit$ … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Whether you are just getting started with chickens or have had them for awhile, Harvey Ussery’s The Small-Scale Poultry Flock provides an informative and entertaining read. I originally purchased the book … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we are chatting with Victoria Miller, author of Craft Distilling: Making Liquor Legally at Home. Thrifty Homesteader: Why did you decide to write a book about distilling? Victoria Miller: At first it … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Nicole Caldwell’s book Better: The Everyday Art of Sustainable Living is billed as “one part memoir, one part theory, and one part DIY manual,” which describes it well. It tells her story … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we’re visiting with Pam Dawling, author of Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres. Pam was born and raised in England and moved to the U.S. when … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres by Pam Dawling answers most of the questions I’ve heard from aspiring market gardeners and even some established market gardeners. Whether you are … Read More
Do you think you spend too much time online or on some websites? Do you check your email every ten or fifteen minutes? Is your smart phone within three feet of your body 24/7? Does your two-year-old play with your … 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....
