The Backyard Homestead - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Backyard Homestead write by Carleen Madigan. This book was released on 2009-02-11. The Backyard Homestead available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you’ll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Backyard Homesteading
Backyard Homesteading - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Backyard Homesteading write by David Toht. This book was released on 2017-04-01. Backyard Homesteading available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A simple guide to growing fruits, vegetables, nuts & berries, raising chickens, goats, & bees, and making beer, wine, & cider from your backyard. If you want to take control of the food you eat and the products you use, Backyard Homesteading will help you learn how to do it—even if you live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot. Inside, you’ll discover how to turn a yard into a productive and wholesome “homestead” that allows you to grow your own fruits and vegetables and raise farm animals, including chickens and goats. You’ll also find the laws and regulations of raising livestock in populated areas, as well as ways to use and preserve the bounty your land produces. GETTING STARTED Benefits of pure food Family recreation Local regulations Potential yields and savings RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS Garden planning/layout Structures/irrigation Vegetable profiles Planting techniques Composting/healthy soil Seasonal gardening GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS Planting fruit trees and bushes Fruit profiles Organic pest control Grafting and pruning Harvesting methods RAISING CHICKENS The joy of chickens Collecting eggs Care and feeding tips Other small animals RAISING GOATS Benefits of goat milk Structures/fencing Care and feeding tips Other large animals BEEKEEPING Benefits of beekeeping Care and harvesting Building hives Collecting honey HARVEST HOME Canning/drying/freezing Making beer, wine, cider Making jerky, sausage Making jams, jellies Pickling/salting/smoking Building root cellars
The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How
The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How write by Andrea Chesman. This book was released on 2015-08-25. The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Growing vegetables and raising livestock is only the beginning of a successful homestead — that fresh food goes to waste unless you can properly prepare, cook, and preserve it. Andrea Chesman shows you how to bridge the gap between field and table, covering everything from curing meats and making sausage to canning fruits and vegetables, milling flour, working with sourdough, baking no-knead breads, making braises and stews that can be adapted to different cuts of meat, rendering lard and tallow, pickling, making butter and cheese, making yogurt, blanching vegetables for the freezer, making jams and jellies, drying produce, and much more. You’ll learn all the techniques you need to get the most from homegrown foods, along with dozens of simple and delicious recipes, most of which can be adapted to use whatever you have available.
The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects
The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects write by Spike Carlsen. This book was released on 2014-03-14. The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects. From plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, a greenhouse, and a root cellar with storage bins, most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and easy-to-find materials. You’ll find techniques to build whatever your outdoor world is missing, with additional tips to live sustainably, happily, and independently. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.
The Backyard Homestead
The Backyard Homestead - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Backyard Homestead write by Carleen Madigan. This book was released on 2009-01-01. The Backyard Homestead available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food.
