Deborah Niemann

Deborah Niemann

Deborah Niemann is a homesteader, writer and self-sufficiency expert who presents extensively on skills for living a more self-reliant life. She has raised livestock for over 10 years and is the administrator of a popular online forum and social network focused on Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. She is the author of Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living, and Ecothrifty: Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life. Deborah and her family produce all of their own meat, eggs and dairy products, while an organic garden and orchard provide fruit and vegetables.

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Raising Goats Naturally

Raising Goats Naturally

The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat and More

Complete self-sufficiency may seem out of reach, but for more and more of us, increasing our self-reliance as much as possible is the order of the …

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Ecothrifty

Ecothrifty

Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without - our grandmothers knew the importance of responsible, thrifty choices. But somewhere along the way …

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Homegrown and Handmade

Homegrown and Handmade

A Practical Guide to More Self-reliant Living

Our food system is dominated by industrial agriculture, and has become economically and environmentally unsustainable. The incidence of diet-related …

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