The backyard homestead
(2009)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
641/BACKYARD
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
North Adams, MA : Storey Pub., [2009]
©2009
©2009
DESCRIPTION
367 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781603421386 (pbk. alk. paper) 1295407, 1603421386 (pbk. alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Start your own backyard homestead -- The home vegetable garden -- Backyard fruits and nuts -- Easy, fragrant herbs -- Homegrown grains -- Poultry for eggs and meat -- Meat and dairy -- Food from the wild
Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food