Before your turn your homestead passion into a business, learn about the risks and responsibilities of creating a homestead business in this article. Today I welcome Deborah Niemann of The Thrifty Homesteader. I first learned of Deborah in 2009 ish, when she was blogging at Antiquity Oaks. Deborah's blog was a wealth of information about goats, and one of our go-to sources when we were raising Alpine dairy goats.  She is the author of Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living, which was originally published in 2011, and recently re-released with fresh information and new chapters.  Deborah has graciously agreed to share some of her experience … [Read more...]