The Backyard Homestead
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The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
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. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.
Before becoming an editor at Storey Publishing, Carleen Madigan was managing editor of Horticulture magazine and lived on an organic farm outside Boston, Massachusetts, where she learned the homesteading skills contained in The Backyard Homestead. She enjoys gardening, hiking, foraging, baking, spinning wool, and knitting.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781603421386 |
| ISBN 10 | 1603421386 |
| Title | The Backyard Homestead |
| Author | Carleen Madigan |
| Series | Backyard Homestead Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Workman Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Commended for IndieFab awards (Home/Garden) 2009, Commended for Books for a Better Life (Green) 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |