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Do you want to know how to do things at home? Would you like to be more self-sufficient? Would you like to grow your own veggies & other foods? How about have your own fresh goat's milk? Want to know how to make butter? What about shopping right from home while you sit in your coziest chair? Well, you have come to the right spot. Homestead Chat is a place where you can find "all things home". Look over our pages for ideas of things you can do from home. If we haven't posted about it or done it ourselves then contact us and we will do our best to find out how to do it "from home". Enjoy!

Gardening Supplies

This is the first of what should become a valuable list of gardening supplies. We will try to keep an ongoing and up-to-date list of gardening supplies and books that are helpful. For starters, here are a few hand shovels that look like they would be worth trying.






     I am a big fan of having kidos help out with things and, one thing most children like to do, is dig in the dirt. There aren't that many things more enjoyable than watching a child's face light up as he or she digs a hole, plants a seed and covers it up. So, here are a few recommendations for some kid size shovels.

Good Goats

Want goat milk? But, want it in a smaller package? How about trying a miniature dairy goat? There are several breeders across the USA that are specializing in these mini dairy goats. One such breeder is found in NE Oklahoma. Click on the following link to go to the Good Goats website and find out more about these unique and useful goats for homestead living - Good Goats