Author Topic: R.I.P. Katie Thear (Read 3632 times)

little blue · « **on:** April 10, 2010, 06:17:51 pm »

Katie Thear has died aged 70, after a long fight against cancer
Founder of "Practical Self Sufficiency", then renamed "Home Farm" then "Country Smallholding" magazines,
Author of some 22 books on self-sufficency, animal husbandry, poultry and produce

rest in peace

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2010, 07:03:20 pm »

Thats sad I wonder how many of us have at least 1 copy of 1 of her books I know that I have, it was one of the first ones that I bought and I found it very helpful

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:05:36 pm »

I thought she died y e a r s ago

little blue · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:07:22 pm »

no, end of March... but I've been too busy to remember to post this til Country Smallholding mag reminded me!

Rosemary · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:27:21 pm »

It is sad - she was a bit of a pioneer in this stuff. Still, at least her memory will go on in her writing.

Roxy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2010, 11:21:29 pm »

Thats sad to hear. I have read many of her books. Have still got a goat book she wrote from many years ago.

garden cottage · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2010, 06:35:28 am »

katie was a legend who started many smallholders off, still have a lot of the original practical self sufficiency magazines from when it started with superb info in on just about everything.