Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency

by David Toht

Overview

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 a 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, including chickens and goats.BackyardHomesteading covers the laws and regulations of raising livestock in populated areas anddemonstrates toreadershow to use and preserve the bountythey produce.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580115216
Publisher:	Creative Homeowner Press
Publication date:	12/01/2011
Series:	Gardening
Edition description:	First
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	271,298
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Dave Toht, once the proud owner of eight brown-egg biddies, has more than 60 how-to books to this credit. He considers harvesting a sun-warmed tomato from his own garden one of life's sweetest pleasures. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Olympia, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Planning Your Farmstead2. Raising Table Vegetables3. Growing Fruit4. Raising Chickens5. Raising Goats6. Bee Keeping7. Harvest Home: Preserving, Processing, and Keeping

Editorial Reviews

" from the legal aspects of local regulations, raising chickens, goats, bees, and more, David Toht presents an excellent introductory reference on how to create one's own steady source of fresh food." James A.Cox Midwest Book Review December 2011

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