The homesteading handbook back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more
The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban folks.
| Main Author: | Gehring, Abigail R. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Skyhorse Pub.,
c2011.
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Table of Contents:
- The home garden. Planning a garden ; Improving your soil ; Conserving water ; Mulching in your garden and yard ; Organic gardening ; Terracing ; Start your own vegetable garden ; Start your own flower garden ; Planing trees ; Container gardening ; Rooftop gardens ; Raised beds ; Growing plants without soil ; Pest and disease management ; Harvesting your garden
- Pantry. Canning ; Drying and freezing ; Edible wild plants and mushrooms ; Make your own foods
- The backyard farm. Chickens ; Ducks ; Turkeys ; Beekeeping ; Goats ; Sheep ; Llamas
- Simple structures for your land. Doghouses ; Birdhouses ; Simple stables ; Poultry houses ; Fences, gates, and pens ; Basic bridges ; Tool sheds and workshops ; Smokehouses ; Root cellars
- Energy. Solar energy ; Wind energy ; Hydropower ; Geothermal energy ; Composting toilets ; Greywater
- Crafts. Handmade candles ; Making your own soap ; Pottery basics ; Knitting ; Tying knots
- Well-being. Herbal medicine ; First aid.