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Backyard Homesteading All-in-one for Dummies by Todd Brock

Backyard Homesteading All-in-one for Dummies

Paperback – Illustrated, April 30, 2019

Todd Brock

Wiley · Paperback · April 30, 2019

Live a more sustainable lifestyle Historically referred to as a government program for revitalizing undesirable living areas, "homesteading" today has come to mean the pursuit of a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Growing VegetablesSustainable LivingAnimal Husbandry
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Who it’s for
Explore backyard homesteading basics, from composting and food preservation to solar panels and rain barrels.
Themes
Sustainable living, Self-sufficiency, Backyard homesteading
Genres
Sustainable Living, Growing Vegetables, Animal Husbandry

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Live a more sustainable lifestyle Historically referred to as a government program for revitalizing undesirable living areas, "homesteading" today has come to mean the pursuit of a self-sufficient lifestyle. Homesteading can include everything from keeping bees, growing vegetables, and composting to installing solar panels, creating a rain barrel, and canning your own food,—plus much more.

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Backyard Homesteading All-in-One For Dummies has a little bit of everything for the homesteader in all of us. It walks you through the basics of creating your own sustainable homestead and offers expert tips and tricks for making it as easy and successful as possible. - Raise chickens - Keep bees - Compost - Can and preserve This book gives you everything you need to embark on your own homesteading adventure.

Backyard Homesteading

Explore backyard homesteading basics, from composting and food preservation to solar panels and rain barrels.

Come here for

  • Basics of creating a sustainable homestead
  • Tips for keeping bees and raising chickens

Expect

  • Guidance on raising chickens
  • Separate topics including beekeeping, composting, canning, and preserving

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Sustainable Living74%
Animal Husbandry21%
Growing Vegetables20%

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Publisher categories

  • Gardening Resources
  • Animal Husbandry
Authors
Todd Brock
Publisher
Wiley
Published
April 30, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
Sustainable living · Self-sufficiency · Backyard homesteading
Reading lane
Gardening Resources