Deborah Niemann has had a flock of around 50 layers and a few roosters since she and her family moved to the country in 2002. She is the author of Homegrown and Handmade (New Society Publishers, 2011) and Raising Goats Naturally (New Society Publishers, 2013). She wrote more about goats. She also started teaching an online course on raising goats for the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. And so, She became a goat expert.
Deborah completed her master's in communications from Illinois State University.
