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Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
'Backyard Homesteading' addresses the needs of many people who want to take control of the food they eat and the products they use--even if they live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot. It shows homeowners how to turn their yard into a productive and wholesome 'homestead' that allows them to grow their own fruits and vegetables and raise farm animals.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"The essential beginner's manual on living a greener, healthier, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. Easy-to-follow advice on planning, establishing, and maintaining a small-acre farm or a backyard garden. With step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations, this book is a practical and comprehensive guide to living off the land"--
Pub. Date
1995
Description
Packed with facts, advice and projects; this beautifully illustrated book is an indispensable guide to the art of country living. It puts decades' worth of hands-on homesteading savvy at your fingertips. Whether you're planning a rural retreat or have been living in the country for years, this unique guide tells you everything you need to know to make your life in the country more rewarding.
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"These days we are all looking for ways to become more self-sufficient. Now with Backyard Farming you can create your very own micro farm right in your backyard-no matter where you live! Now you can discover ways to grow, raise, and store your own food year round whether you live in an urban environment, in the suburbs, or out in the country. From raising chickens and beekeeping to growing vegetables and planting fruit trees, this guide to homesteading...
Description
Wherever you live - farm, suburb, or even city - The Homesteading Handbook will show you how to embrace a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Learn to plan, plant, and harvest your own organic garden. Enjoy fruits and vegetables year-round by canning, drying, and freezing. Build and install alternate energy devices such as solar panels or geothermal heat pumps. Who doesn't want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat fresh, homegrown...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Based on her popular homesteading blog, 5 Acres & A Dream (5acresandadream.com), Leigh Tate shares how she and her husband Dan are facing the challenges of trying to establish a self-sufficient homestead; from defining their dream, finding property, and setting priorities, to obstacles and difficult times, to learning how to work smarter, not harder. She shares what they've learned about energy self-sufficiency, water self-sufficiency, and food self-sufficiency...
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