The homesteading handbook: a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more 9781616082659, 1616082658, 9781626369238, 1626369232

With the rapid depletion of our planet’s natural resources, we would all like to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

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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
Planting 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.

The homesteading handbook: a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more
 9781616082659, 1616082658, 9781626369238, 1626369232

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