Leigh Tate: 14 books

Ever wonder what to do with all those extra eggs? This little eBook shows you a number of ways to preserve them: freezing, pickling, dehydrating, larding, and water glassing. Also discusses shelf life, off-grid methods of preservation, and how to have fresh eggs all winter long. An excellent addition to every homestead and preparedness library.

Herbal salves are easy and fun to make. This little eBook discusses herbs, oils, beeswax, essential oils, why some herbal preparations don't work, and how to make an effective salve. Included are simple, basic recipes for slave, lotion, lip balm and non-petroleum jelly.

A step-by-step guide to formulating and mixing your own animal feeds. Discusses various animal digestive systems and feeds appropriate for each, the different types of protein and what which ones are useful to your critters, how to decipher ingredients on a feed bag label, instructions for developing your own feed rations, and the cost effectiveness of doing it yourself.

If you keep a few goats as pets or for milk, meat, or brush control, you likely don't give much thought to potential disease in your herd. If you are interested in breeding and selling or showing goats, however, you are likely concerned about your herd being free of specific goat diseases, particularly...

Old-fashioned whitewash is making a comeback! Simple and inexpensive to make, this environmentally friendly finish for wood contains no VOCs, deters insects, and is not toxic to animals. This little eBook explains how to make it, the different types of lime available, how to make whitewash more durable,...

Ever wonder how to tell if your doe is ready for that buck? Detecting whether a doe is in heat may be obvious, or it may not. This little eBook tells you how to know when your doe is in heat, how to tell when your buck is in rut, how to make a buck rag, how to test for pregnancy, how to calculate kidding dates, and more.

What better cheese for your homemade pizza than homemade goat milk mozzarella? This little eBook teaches you how to make a quick mozzarella cheese from goats' milk (no microwave necessary), plus gives you the science behind working with goats' milk to make high quality cheeses of all kinds. Explains...

This little eBook offers a number of ways to supplement your goats' feed from home. Discusses why feeding your goats from your garden is a good idea, what they can eat from the garden, preparation involved, foraging wild food, feeding canning leftovers and kitchen scraps, small scale grain and hay...

Covers the science and history of baking powder, enabling you to create your own leavening power through basic kitchen chemistry. Includes how to make sour milk, buttermilk, and sourdough starter, plus the author's hardwood ash baking experiments. The recipes and science behind them will be of interest...

Offers simple at-home tests for soil texture, pH, drainage, and earthworm counts. Also how to read soil colors and how to read your plants. Includes charts, tables, glossary, further resources, how to make your own pH paper, and why all soil lab test results are not the same. A good resource for gardeners, homesteaders, and homeschoolers.

Have you ever heard that goats' milk is naturally homogenized? Is that true? This little eBook says no. It shows you how to test your goat milk for cream, various ways to collect it, and how to turn it into butter, whipped cream, sour cream, crème fraîche, and ice cream. Includes 8 recipes.

Working smarter not harder on the homestead means learning how to partner with one's animals and resources. How To Compost With Chickens discusses why chickens are well-suited for compost making and how to accommodate that. Offers a simple, economical, chicken-friendly composting system, with guidelines...

Four eBooks from The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos for half the price of buying individually. Includes: How To Make a Buck Rag - how to tell when a doe is in heat, when a buck is in rut, how a buck rag can help and how to make it, pregnancy testing, and calculating kidding dates. How...

Ginger is one tropical spice that is easy to grow. This little guide addresses what you need to know to get started with your own sustainable supply of ginger. In addition to planting and care, it discusses various methods of storing and preserving ginger, along with some unique and useful ways to use it. If you love to grow pretty plants and eat good food, then this is for you.