The Backyard Homestead (Paperback)

<p>Have you always wanted to become more self-reliant and move away from supermarket buying and dependence on the commercial energy grid?</p><p>Do you have dreams of a barnyard full of happy, healthy livestock that can feed your family, </p><p>provide value-added products, teach your children about responsibility and the food chain, and give you years of companionship and joy?</p><p>If you've thought about this and never knew where to get started, then you need <em>The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading</em>!</p><p>In this book, you'll be given a primer on: </p><p>-<strong>designing, building, and maintaining a vegetable garden</strong></p><p><strong>- the basics of orchard and berry patch planting and care</strong></p><p><strong>- how to use greenhouses to extend your growing season</strong></p><p><strong>- preserving your fruit and vegetable harvest for the off-season</strong></p><p><strong>- choosing, purchasing, and caring for livestock for meat, dairy, eggs, and fiber</strong></p><p><strong>- exploring alternate energy solutions to save money and reduce reliance on the grid</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading</em> is a valuable resource for learning about growing</strong>, </p><p>freezing, canning, and storing fruits, vegetables, and herbs to feed your family year-round. You'll also discover the amazing possibilities open to you when you raise livestock for food and fiber, including information on co-ops, choosing a butcher or slaughterhouse, and how best to house and feed your animals. The last section of this easy-to-read instructional guide will give you a glimpse into the world of renewable energy, with tips on wood-burning and woodlot management, the wonders of solar, geothermal, and wind energy, and much more!</p><p>If you want to transition yourself, your family, and your property from dependence to independence, then <em>The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading</em> can get you started today! All you need is this book and the determination to create a self-reliant, sustainable, environmentally conscious future for you and for generations to come.</p>