by Nana | Feb 1, 2017 | Goat Milk Soap
Easy Goat Milk Soap Recipe Super simple goat milk soap recipe. Make this easy goat milk soap recipe using ingredients that are easy to find. Sodium hydroxide (lye) can be found over at Amazon by clicking on this purchase lye link. You can also use canned goat’s... 
by Nana | Jan 29, 2017 | Making Cheese
If you have goats you need to have lots of ideas for things to make with goats milk. Because in the spring, if you decide to milk your goats you have lots of extra around. While I do freeze much of my goats milk, I have come across a couple super simple recipes for... 
by Nana | Jan 19, 2017 | Goat Milk Soap
There is a secret to making beautiful homemade goats milk soap for beginners that most soap makers won’t tell you. Having been a soap maker for quite a few years now, I have discovered this secret almost by accident and now make wonderfully luxurious cream... 
by Nana | Jan 17, 2017 | Around The Farm
Reflecting back I’ve come to realize that living the homestead life is a process of becoming self sufficient. When I first started this journey, I had no idea goats had no upper teeth. Or how to make bread from scratch.I had not clue whether you needed a rooster... 
by Nana | Jan 17, 2017 | Gifts, Goat Milk Soap
What says I’m thinking of you more than a homemade gift? HartNana’s Goat’s Milk Soap Recipe is so easy and so forgiving that even a novice can have terrific results – of course HartNana will be there with you to help you out if you have... 
by Nana | Jan 14, 2017 | Goat Milk Lotion
Preservatives in lotion has gotten a bad name in some circles. Not being “all natural” appears to be the problem. Bacteria and germs are all natural too but you don’t want to be putting them on your skin and causing infections do you? When making... 
by Hartnana | Sep 19, 2017 | Bees
I remember the feeling of trepidation I had when I decided keeping bees was going to be part of my farm plan. What I really needed was a beginners guide to keeping bees. Instead I found some piecemeal information and went for it. There are variety of bits you need to... 
by Nana | Jun 11, 2017 | Laundry Soap
How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap That Works Want to save money by making your own cheap laundry detergent? This homemade laundry soap that works recipe will make a almost four gallons of fabric cleaning laundry detergent for under one dollar a gallon. Safe for all... 
by Nana | Jun 10, 2017 | Herbal Remedies
How to Make Comfrey Oil Making any type of herbal oil is a simple process of infusing the herb into a good quality oil that will allow absorption into the skin. I prefer Almond and Coconut oils for making ointments, oils and lotions. You could add the Comfrey infused... 
by Nana | Feb 12, 2017 | Shampoo and Conditioners
Over the years we have become so conditioned to purchasing our shampoo and conditioner at the local grocery story that we have forgotten the time honored, all natural shampoo and conditioner ideas that our grandmothers used to use. There are some things we need to... 
by Nana | Feb 11, 2017 | Goat Milk Soap
DustyFrame Shares with us her experience with re batching cold process soap because it did not turn out the first time around. I have had similar problems and this was my solution also. Here is Dusty’s story About Cold Process Soap Re Batching: I’m... 
by Nana | Feb 10, 2017 | Goats
One of the biggest benefits of making goat milk soap is that you get to keep a dairy goat farm. On that dairy goat farm you get to keep goats that have babies in the spring. Enjoy the photos of goats. This is Gandalph the White. He helps make spider... 
by Nana | Feb 7, 2017 | Essential Oils
Feel Full, Faster. Satiety. It’s about feeling full, and not overeating. The aroma of peppermint oil has the ability to make you feel full, faster… especially if you breathe it in. Healing Oils are a natural way to address many regular illnesses and... 
by Nana | Feb 4, 2017 | Artisan Bread
So, for my birthday, I decided to really dive into artisan bread making and bought myself (from my family, of course) several bread baking gadgets. My father in Law, however, took home the “best gift ever” prize when he gave me a Danish Dough hand whisk.... 
by Nana | Feb 4, 2017 | Goat Milk Lotion
Before we venture into this goat milk body butter recipe we need to discuss why one might not want to make body butter with a liquid. Some one was asking about a goat milk body butter recipe over on the soap making forum and was giving this information: Basically,... 
by Nana | Feb 3, 2017 | Goats
In this raising goats for beginners primer we will cover all the things you need to know about keeping goats when you are first starting out. When I got my first goats, Marsha and Fadra I knew next to nothing about goats. Quite frankly they kind of scared me. I...
