The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre!

This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you'll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long.

Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 02/11/2009
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.7lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781603421386


Award: Books for a Better Life - Finalist
Award: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal Winner


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/31/2009 pg. 15
Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 39

About the Author
Madigan, Carleen: -

Before becoming an editor at Storey Publishing, Carleen Madigan was managing editor of Horticulture magazine and lived on an organic farm outside Boston, Massachusetts, where she learned the homesteading skills contained in The Backyard Homestead. She enjoys gardening, hiking, foraging, baking, spinning wool, and knitting.