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Ready for new 10 new practical ideas for creating yourbackyard homestead? 50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead: AHands-On, Step-By-Step Sustainable-Living Guide updates one of the most popularbooks on the subject with the addition of 10 new projects to help yourhomestead thrive. Inside, experienced homesteader and contractor, David Toht,will teach you backyard homestead project ideas like accessible garden paths,insulated chicken coops, and backyard essentials from fences to feeders. Are youa beginner? Don't worry; you'll learn how to handle simple builds like raisedgardens. Getting a little more advanced as a homesteader? Learn how to build adrought-resistant landscape or build passive ventilation systems to keep yourchickens comfortable. Gardens, gates, PVC, pens, aquaponics, hydroponics, windturbines, solar panels, roofing--it's all here. No matter what your homesteadlooks like, you'll come away from 50 Projects for Building Your BackyardHomestead, Updated Edition with encyclopedic knowledge and inspiration for whatproject to tackle next. This is an all-encompassing, comprehensive guide forthose looking to expand their current homestead or embark on a moreself-sustaining lifestyle.    

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This award-winning book shows how to turn any backyard-no matter how small it may be-into a sustainable and self-sufficient "homestead" for raising livestock and providing homegrown food including fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, milk, and meat. The author addresses the needs of people who want to take control of the food they eat and the products they use-even if they live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot. It shows homeowners how to turn their garden into a sustainable and self-sufficient "homestead" for raising livestock and providing homegrown food including fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, milk, and meat. Backyard Homesteading also provides practical instructions for preserving food, making beer and wine, making soap, and more. Well illustrated with new photographs and illustrations, this revised 2nd edition provides important new information on attracting pollinators, and an expanded section on raising chickens.

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