A couple of weeks ago, I told you about adulteration and fraud in the olive oil industry. Even though there are laws about labeling olive oil, those laws are not enforced. The situation with honey is even worse. When doing … Read More
Every time I write a book, I have the excuse to dive deeply into researching topics that most of us never think about. For example, I never wondered what was in a bottle of olive oil. I assumed it was … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When I started reading about how to make soap, I noticed that everyone said I needed to have a digital kitchen scale. Why do I need a scale to make soap … Read More
Bone broth is made from bones with a little bit of meat on them, which you cook for longer than you would a meat stock. You can introduce bone broths into your diet once you’re through the Intro Diet and … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we’re chatting with Hilary Boynton and Mary G. Brackett, authors of The Heal Your Gut Cookbook: Nutrient-Dense Recipes for Intestinal Health Using the GAPS Diet. If you have health challenges, … Read More
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you happen to live in one of the 42 states that passed a cottage food law and you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you might have thought about starting your own … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Lettuce makes up over 70 percent of all leafy vegetables sold in the US, and most of that is iceberg lettuce. If you were to stay up all night trying to … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we are chatting with David Kennedy, author of Eat Your Greens: The Surprising Power of Homegrown Leaf Crops How did you learn about non-traditional greens? After a number of unsatisfying jobs in … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you think that Eat Your Greens: The Surprising Power of Homegrown Leaf Crops is just a book telling you to eat your salad, you are in for a pleasant surprise. In … Read More
We all have our traditional Christmas dinner – usually it involves turkey or ham, mashed potatoes, and lots of sweets. Even though the menu for Christmas is less set in stone than Thanksgiving, people have similar meals. However, that is … 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....
