Making Keifer

Keifer (rhymes with deer), is a wonderfully effervescent probiotic cultured dairy product.  Think of it as drinkable yogurt, but with a kick.  I have made keifer for years with the starter powder, loving it made from coconut milk, but with our recent addition of Coco, our very lovely and affectionate homestead milking goat, I decided…

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The Homestead Bookshelf

Here’s what’s on the homestead bookshelf this spring…ok, so it’s more like stacks of books on every available surface, but a girl can dream she has a shelf… I confess, I am a book hoarder, perhaps an addict even.  I cannot say I am reformed, or recovering, or even seeing the need too, although the…

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