About this title: Home-produced food almost always begins in the vegetable garden. So, too, begins "The Backyard Homestead". Planning charts and a thorough vegetable-by-vegetable growing guide are accompanied by simple techniques for canning, drying, and freezing the garden's bounty. The plant section continues with the hows, whens, and wheres of growing fruits, ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781603421386ISBN:1603421386
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand New! Support Independent Pacific Northwest Booksellers! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 367 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. With just a quarter acre of land, you can feed a family of four with fresh, organic food year-round. This comprehensive guide to self-sufficiency gives you all the information you need to grow and preserve a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, nuts, and grains; raise chickens for eggs and meat; raise cows, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781603421386ISBN:1603421386
Description: New. In the information-rich tradition of "Storey's Basic Country Skills, " here is a reliable compendium of advice on how to feed our families using plants and animals raised at home. Illustrations throughout. read more
Description: New. 1603421386 *NEW BOOK! * RETURNS ARE NO PROBLEM! We LOVE happy customers. All our orders sent with tracking information. ALIBRIS. read more
"This book contains a really nice overview of many topics for anyone starting out on the path of self-sufficiency. It doesn't go into great detail about any of them but gives a newbie a starting point to begin a more self-sufficient lifestyle and has a decent source of website and book recommendations for further research. It is inspirational for those thinking self-sufficiency is a nice little dream and nothing more.
The author includes diagrams in the very beginning which clearly illustrate how those with even 1/10th of an acre can grow a fair amount of food for a small family. There are also diagrams for 1/4 acre, 1/2 an acre and so on. Unfortunately for me, I can't use the diagrams as written because my house and land are plotted out differently and aren't fully usable but with some tinkering I hope to figure things out. At the very least I will know what should items should be planted next to each other.
With a little more land you can keep chickens, rabbits, hogs, even more veggies and some fruit trees. Once you decide what you want to do with your land you'll want to do further research into topics such as animal husbandry, canning, husking grains, sanitizing your tools, etc. This isn't a keeper for me because it doesn't give enough information about anything to justify me purchasing a copy but it's a great intro. to homesteading."
"I love the way the book is set out, with the growing section and what to do with extra produce and then the animal section and what to do with those products etc. Very nice ideas and well laid out and very easy to understand and read."
"oh my! what a wealth of information. I just planted a fall veggie garden and was so motivated from this book! everything from chickens, to crop rotating, growing your own barley to brew beer (including recipe's) and wine making from oregon grapes. yahoo. sweet book all around for anyone with a small space and ready to dig in the dirt! love it!"
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
