Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More PDF
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SECOND EDITION HOMESTEADING A BACKYARD GUIDE TO: GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD • CANNING KEEPING CHICKENS • GENERATING YOUR OWN ENERGY CRAFTING • HERBAL MEDICINE • AND MORE EDITED BY ABIGAIL R. GEHRING Skyhorse Publishing 2 Copyright © 2014 by Abigail R. Gehring Illustrations on pages 7, 26, 28, 53, 64, 165, 182, 188, 219, 297, 298, 300, 301, 303, 357, 371 copyright © 2009, 2014 by Timothy W. Lawrence All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Skyhorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or Print ISBN: 978-1-62914-366-8 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-62914-990-5 Printed in China 4 5 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One The Home Garden Planning a Garden Improving Your Soil Conserving Water Mulching in Your Garden and Yard Organic Gardening Start Your Own Vegetable Garden Start Your Own Flower Garden Planting Trees Container Gardening Rooftop Gardens Terracing Raised Beds 6 Growing Plants without Soil Pest and Disease Management Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Bees to Your Garden Harvesting Your Garden Community Gardens Farmers’ Markets Part Two Pantry Eating Well Food Co-ops Canning Drying and Freezing Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms Make Your Own Foods Sharing Your Bounty Part Three The Backyard Farm 7 Chickens Ducks Turkeys Beekeeping Goats Sheep Llamas Part Four Simple Structures for Your Land Doghouses Birdhouses Simple Stables Poultry Houses Fences, Gates, and Pens Basic Bridges Tool Sheds and Workshops Smokehouses 8 Root Cellars Treehouses and Brush Houses Trellises Weathervanes Part Five Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Hydropower Geothermal Energy Composting Toilets Greywater Part Six Crafts Handmade Candles Making Your Own Soap Potpourri From Your Garden 9 Pottery Basics Handmade Jewelry Handcrafted Paper Knitting Bookbinding Tying Knots Kites Boomerangs Toboggans Preserving Flowers Cornhusk Dolls Basketweaving Marketing Your Skills Part Seven Well-Being Herbal Medicine Natural Disasters 10
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