Title 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.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., [2011]
	©2011

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Description	1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Note	Includes index.
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 ; Planting 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.
Summary	The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban folks.
Note	GMD: electronic resource.
Subject	Agriculture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	Family farms -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	Home economics, Rural -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	Sustainable living -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	Agriculture -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	HOUSE & HOME -- Do-It-Yourself -- General.
	Agriculture. (OCoLC)fst00801355
	Family farms. (OCoLC)fst00920335
	Home economics, Rural. (OCoLC)fst00959269
	Sustainable living. (OCoLC)fst01742265
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Home economics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre/Form	Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Other Form:	Print version: Gehring, Abigail R. Homesteading handbook. New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., ©2011 9781616082659 (DLC) 2011017263 (OCoLC)668193834
ISBN	9781626369238 (electronic bk.)
	1626369232 (electronic bk.)

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