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The homesteading handbook, a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more, Abigail R. Gehring

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The homesteading handbook, a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more, Abigail R. Gehring

Language

eng

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The homesteading handbook

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

668193834

Responsibility statement

Abigail R. Gehring

Sub title

a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more

Summary

The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban folks

Table Of Contents

The home garden. Planning a garden ; Improving your soil ; Conserving water ; Mulching in your garden and yard ; Organic gardening ; Terracing ; Start your own vegetable garden ; Start your own flower garden ; Planing trees ; Container gardening ; Rooftop gardens ; Raised beds ; Growing plants without soil ; Pest and disease management ; Harvesting your garden -- Pantry. Canning ; Drying and freezing ; Edible wild plants and mushrooms ; Make your own foods -- The backyard farm. Chickens ; Ducks ; Turkeys ; Beekeeping ; Goats ; Sheep ; Llamas -- Simple structures for your land. Doghouses ; Birdhouses ; Simple stables ; Poultry houses ; Fences, gates, and pens ; Basic bridges ; Tool sheds and workshops ; Smokehouses ; Root cellars -- Energy. Solar energy ; Wind energy ; Hydropower ; Geothermal energy ; Composting toilets ; Greywater -- Crafts. Handmade candles ; Making your own soap ; Pottery basics ; Knitting ; Tying knots -- Well-being. Herbal medicine ; First aid

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