The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!
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Brimming with a bounty of information from Storey’s extensive library on growing and preserving, The Backyard Homestead is a trusted reference for fans of independent living everywhere, and the cornerstone of The Backyard Homestead series, which has a combined total of 495,000 copies in print.
Be your own local food source
Whether your backyard ambitions are modest or you’re scaling up for complete food self-sufficiency, this practical guide teaches a range of essential skills, from starting seedlings and carving a turkey to beekeeping basics and sugaring maple syrup, making the process of producing and preserving your own food accessible and satisfying at any scale.
An exciting variety of food at your fingertips
Cultivate a simple strawberry patch or start a flock of chickens; grow wheat for milling your own flour and hops for brewing your own beer. The possibilities for backyard food production are endless, and this homesteading handbook covers it all, with how-to information on growing and harvesting herbs, grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, as well as fresh eggs, meat, dairy, honey, and more.
Product details
| Main Specification | |
|---|---|
| Data de publicação | 2009 or February 11 |
| Marca | by Carleen Madigan (Editor) Format: Paperback |
| Peso do Item | 1.69 pounds |
| Product information | |
| Língua | Inglês |
| Others | |
| Editor | Publicação Storey or LLC |
| Tipo de produto | Vegetables |
| Edição | 14th Printing |
| Comprimento de impressão | 368 páginas |
| ISBN-10 | 1603421386 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1603421386 |
| Dimensões | 7 x 1 x 9.05 inches |
| ISBN 10 | 1603421386 |
| ISBN13 | 978-1603421386 |
| Parte da série | Backyard Homestead |