Star with her boys in 2006. They were sold to a pet home, and I’m still in touch with the owners! Recently I received an email from a vegetarian who would like to produce his own dairy products but is … Read More
“Psst! Lemme give you some advice!” Although I made a lot of mistakes when we started homesteading, there was one thing that I got right — and it was totally by accident. I wound up with a great goat mentor. … Read More
It is that time of year when many of us are curled up with a cup of something warm and a hatchery catalog or we’re on the Internet looking at classified ads for other livestock. Whether you will be bringing … Read More
The only thing I regret about moving to the country is how many people look at me and say, “I wish I could do what you’re doing, but I live in town.” Oh, but you can do what we’re doing, … Read More
I’m in Grand Rapids, MI, at the annual conference of the American Dairy Goat Association this week and am writing up blog posts on some of the more interesting things that I learn. If you’ve read Homegrown and Handmade, then … 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....
