In this book you will find easy-to-follow, hands-on advice and practical knowledge about how to incorporate homesteading into Your life. The manual is split in two sections. The first one will teach you how to grow vegetables and fruits in your backyard with a Modern twist. A chapter each of the book will describe how to approach vertical gardening, mini farming and square foot Gardening techniques.
Inside you will learn how to:
- Choose your gardening style and layout
- Plant, transplant, and maintain your garden
- Construct garden projects
- Optimize your harvest with companion planting and staggered planting
- Store and preserve your food
- Raise animals
- Build stuff from scratch
- Learn the best tricks and hacks for maintaining your garden and raising livestock
- Keep bees for honey and other perks
- Take care of pests and tackle other issues
- Be energy efficient and find alternative energy solutions
- Repurpose, upcycle, and get free things for your homestead
- Be thrifty and crafty
- Make soaps, candles, and ropes
- Find and join a community
Swirling through this memoir are thoughts about the various philosophies and motivations felt by others and those of the Authors. In particular the chapter on "obstacles" is a nice discussion on the couple's foundational values and our Consumerist society in general. This book is designed to give you an introductory, working knowledge to do just that - in an urban setting. Homesteading can Be molded to fit any living situation whether you are in the middle of a high-rise tenement in a large metropolis or living In a one-room cabin on 40 acres of land at the top of a mountain.
