In spite of claims that underarm antiperspirant is harmful to health, it is still used because we think we need it. Of course, no one wants to stink, but there are natural alternatives to deodorant that work for most people. Regular alcohol works! I had periodically used plain alcohol under my arms over the last twenty years, but I didn’t do it regularly because I was … [Read more...]
Review: Unstuff Your Life
If one of your goals for 2014 is to declutter, then you might want to pick up a copy of Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life For Good by Andrew J. Mellen. Like many people, I have had a lifelong battle with clutter. Every now and then, I'll win a battle, but ultimately, it seems like I'm losing the war. Through the years, I've read lots … [Read more...]
Review: The Willpower Instinct
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It by Kelly McGonigal seems like a great book to review this time of year because many of us have made New Year's resolutions that we are statistically doomed to break. The book is based on a class that McGonigal teaches at Stanford University, where she is a health psychologist … [Read more...]
Review: Eat Move Sleep
If you want to improve your health, exercise more, and eat better, but you're not sure where to start, then Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes by Tom Rath is the book for you. If you think that you are doomed to a short, unhealthy life because "everyone" in your family has metabolic diseases, then you really need to read this book. No one has lost the … [Read more...]
Review: The Log Book
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: Getting the Best From Your Woodburning Stove. He is a forester who specializes in using wood as fuel. This book contains everything you ever wanted to know about combustion, the science of burning, buying a … [Read more...]
Review: The Resilient Farm and Homestead
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 bright-eyed freshman as I read Ben Falk's The Resilient Farm and Homestead. He takes self-sufficiency to a whole new level, which he calls resiliency and regeneration. It is not about reducing your negative impact on the … [Read more...]
Review: Fields of Farmers
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 a mentor or an intern. Many people have the mistaken idea that interns are merely free or cheap labor, which is a misconception that Joel repeatedly corrects throughout the … [Read more...]
Q&A with the author of Pure Poultry
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 turkey poults on the book's cover, you are correct. Living off-grid, Victoria sometimes has bantam hens hatch a variety of poultry, rather than using an electric incubator. Thrifty Homesteader: … [Read more...]
Rotational grazing
Unless you have a hundred acres for four or five goats, consider rotational grazing. It will make your pasture last longer and reduce the incidence of internal parasites in the goats. Rather than fencing in several acres for the goats and letting them spend the whole grazing season on that space, subdivide the pasture into smaller paddocks. The goats stay on one … [Read more...]
Official launch of Raising Goats Naturally
Tomorrow we'll officially launch my latest book, Raising Goats Naturally: A Complete Guide to Milk, Meat, and More. I'll be blogging at my publisher's website, so feel free to pop in and say "Hi!" I'll also be visiting other blogs over the next couple of months. We have some fun things planned for you right here on Thrifty Homesteader, and you'll have the opportunity to hear … [Read more...]
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