{"product_id":"the-backyard-homestead-produce-all-the-food-you-need-on-just-a-quarter-acre-backyard-homestead","title":"The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Backyard Homestead) (Spiral Bound)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOn just a quarter-acre of land, you can produce fresh, organic food for a family of four -- year-round! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Bottom line is, even if you're not ready for complete self-sufficiency, in today's economic climate, it just makes sense to try to produce some of your own food. And this book is a great way to get your feet wet.\" \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBust \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe tone is sweet and accessible, and the well-organized chapters cover all the bases...\" -- July 2009-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryday Prepper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Because you need to brace yourself for what's on the horizon: \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e. This fascinating, friendly book is brimming with ideas, illustrations, and enthusiasm. The garden plans are solid, the advice crisp; the diagrams, as on pruning and double digging, are models of decorum. Halfway through, she puts the pedal to the metal, and whoosh! At warp speed, we're growing our own hops and making our own beer, planting our own wheat fields, keeping chickens (ho hum), ducks, geese, and turkeys (now we're talking) and milking goats, butchering lamb, raising rabbits, and grinding sausage. Oh, and tapping our maple trees, churning butter, and making our own cheese and yogurt. Peacocks, anyone? Need I say more? Well, yes. Stock up on some knitting books because next winter, you'll want to grow your own sweaters, too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContents \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Preface \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part 1 \n\u003cbr\u003e GETTING THE MOST FROM FRESH FOOD \n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting Up the Homestead Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh Vegetables: Harvesting, Handling, Cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh Fruit: Harvesting, Handling, Cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrains and Beans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomemade Sweeteners: Honey, Maple Syrup, and Apple Cider Syrup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEggs, Birds, and Rabbits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh Milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeat: Goat, Lamb, Pork, and Beef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Part 2 \n\u003cbr\u003e FOOD PRESERVATION \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreezing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanning: Boiling-Water-Bath and Pressure Canning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking Fruit Preserves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulturing Milk and Making Cheese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuring Meats and Making Simple Sausage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Part 3 \n\u003cbr\u003e HOMESTEAD COOKING \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakfast and Egg Dishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegetable, Cheese, and Bean Dishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoultry and Meat Dishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesserts and Baked Goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Basic Cooking Methods \n\u003cbr\u003e Resources \n\u003cbr\u003e Metric Conversion Charts \n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom a quarter of an acre, you can harvest 1400 eggs, 50 pounds of wheat, 60 pounds of fruit, 2000 pounds of vegetables, 280 pounds of pork, and 75 pounds of nuts. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Put your backyard to work. Enjoy fresher, organic, better-tasting food all the time. The solution is as close as your own backyard. Grow the vegetables and fruits your family loves; keep bees; raise chickens, goats, or even a cow. The Backyard Homestead shows you how it's done. And when the harvest is in, you'll learn how to cook, preserve, cure, brew, or pickle the fruits of your labor. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The indispensable guide to food self-sufficiency: learn how to milk a goat, prune a fruit tree, dry herbs, make dandelion wine, bake whole-grain bread, tap a maple tree, make fresh mozzarella, brew beer, mill grains for flour, save seeds for next season, and a whole lot more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book delivers what it aims to sell. Its 368 pages of information on creating a successful, self sufficient, backyard homestead that will keep you and your family busy and eating all year long. 4.5 out of five stars, this is the book homestead enthusiasts have been looking for. Go buy this book!\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and accessible guide to starting a vegetable garden, raising chickens and cows, canning food, making cheese, and a whole lot more. Editor Carleen Madigan...a homesteader in her own right, draws on the dozens of books about country living that Storey has published since its founding in 1983.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUsing this simple step-by-step guidebook discover how to produce fresh, organic food for your family--all year round!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you'll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available in this series: \n\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/31\/2009 pg. 15 (EAN 9781603421386, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2014 pg. 39 (EAN 9781603421386, Paperback) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9781603421386, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMadigan, Carleen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore becoming an editor at Storey Publishing, Carleen Madigan was managing editor of \u003ci\u003eHorticulture \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and lived on an organic farm outside Boston, Massachusetts, where she learned the homesteading skills contained in \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e. 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