Recommended reading - Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency (2011)

 Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency (2011).

by David Toht.

Grow and preserve your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, and berries, keep chickens, goats, and bees.

Make Beer, Wine, and Cider.

 

ISBN-10: 1580115217

ISBN-13: 978-1580115216

Creative Homeowner

Back cover description:

BACKYARD HOMESTEADING

GETTING STARTED 

Benefits of pure food

Family recreation

Local regulations

Potential yields and savings

 

RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS

Garden planning/layout

Structures/irrigation

Vegetable profiles

Planting techniques

Composting/healthy soil

Seasonal gardening

 

GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS

Planting fruit trees and bushes

Fruit profiles

Organic pest control

Grafting and pruning

Harvesting methods

 

RAISING CHICKENS

The joy of chickens

Collecting eggs

Care and feeding tips

Other small animals

 

RAISING GOATS

Benefits of goat milk

Structures/fencing

Care and feeding tips

Other large animals

 

BEEKEEPING

Benefits of beekeeping

Care and harvesting

Building hives

Collecting honey

 

HARVEST HOME

Canning/drying/freezing

Making beer, wine, cider

Making jerky, sausage

Making jams, jellies

Pickling/salting/smoking

Building root cellars