Backyard/Urban Homesteading Is the New Living Off-Grid: The Beginners How-To-Guide for: Micro-Farming, Food Preservation, Keeping Chickens and Crafting for Profit and Self-Sufficiency

By Negan M and Mona Shores

This book is an introduction to homesteading and turning your space into a self sufficient environment. However big or small it may be, this book will guide you through the steps needed to get you well informed on what to expect in the beginning, during and after stages of planning and executing your self sufficient space.Here is a look inside the book: Chapter 1: What Is Backyard Homesteading?Who Is an Urban Homesteader?The Benefits of Backyard HomesteadingYour Carbon FootprintChapter 2: Getting StartedMap Your Homestead1. Fencing2. Sunlight3. Buildings and Space for Animals4. Trees and Bushes5. PermacultureHow to Map out Your LandLearn About Your SoilKnowing Your Seasons and ZonesComposting and Recycling Organic MatterThings to Avoid CompostingHow to Start a Compost PileChapter 3: Urban GardeningPicking What to GrowPreparing Your Garden for PlantingRow CroppingIntensive CroppingTime to Plant!Seed CollectingTaking Care of Your GardenRidding Yourself of WeedsFeed Your PlantsFight Destructive InsectsDealing With DiseasesKeeping Animals AwayHow to Extend Your Growing SeasonUse Raised BedsMake a Cold FrameGrow Seedlings IndoorsWarm up Your SoilChapter 4: How to Make Your Harvest LastThe Basics of Canning and PreservingWater-Bath CanningPressure CanningPickling VegetablesVinegar Brine PicklingNatural FermentationMaking Preserves, Jams, and JelliesFreezing FoodsDryingOven DryingSun DryingFood DehydratorsUnderground StorageChapter 5: Backyard Animal Husbandry and BeekeepingWhat Is Animal Husbandry?Why Should I Raise My Own Animals?Building EnclosuresChickensRabbitsOther AnimalsTry BeekeepingSpeak to the ExpertsWhat Do You Need?Maintaining and HarvestingChapter 6: Preparing and Preserving MeatHow to Butcher HumanelyCanning MeatLarge LivestockSmall LivestockDrying MeatChapter 7: Brewing, Baking, and FermentingBrewing Your Own Beer and Hard CiderFermenting Your Own WineBaking BreadsChapter 8: Building ProjectsGarden ProjectsIrrigation ProjectsWater CollectionChapter 9: Crafting IdeasCandles and SoapsPotpourriHand Crafted TextilesUrban homesteads are very versatile. I've seen people homestead on their apartment roof, in their little inner-city yard, in the yard of their suburban family home, in warehouses, shipping containers, and so much more. You can build a farm anywhere. There are really no limits to building your own little (or large) growing space; some people just want a garden they can work on themselves, some people want an activity for the whole family, some want to build a project for their whole community, others want to create a business that can employ and empower local people. The choice, really, is yours. Plus it is extremely healthy and free of pesticides. There is a lot of information contained in this book, you can always refer back to it as needed. Happy Homesteading to you and your own adventure in becoming self sufficient

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08ZBJFMGW
• ISBN13: 9798724145862
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 8.5"