The beginner's guide to self sufficiency projects for the home Grow edibles, raise animals, live off the grid & DIY
Book - 2024
"Build a self-sufficient life with projects for growing and preserving your own food, keeping animals, harnessing alternative energy, and more. Learning to do more things yourself is healthy, rewarding, and fulfilling, and it benefits the environment. Whether you live in the suburbs or have dozens of acres in the mountains, this new and affordable edition adpated from the best-selling Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency guides your way with clear plan drawings, precise instructions, and detailed photos. Organised into categories, such as Chickens and Other Creatures, Nourishing Your Garden, Garden Projects, Food Preparation and Preservation, and Homestead Amenities, you'll discover countless ways for you to further connect ...your daily life to your environment"--Publisher's description.
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- handbooks
Handbooks and manuals - Published
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Beverly, MA :
New Shoe Press
2024.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- 144 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 140) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780760391006
- Building A Self-Sufficient Life
- Section 1. Chickens And Other Creatures
- 01. Chicken Coop
- 02. Brooder Box
- 03. Large Farm Animals
- 04. Top-Bar Beehive
- Section 2. Nourishing Your Garden
- 05. Compost Bin
- 06. Two-Bin Composter
- 07. Collecting Rainwater
- 08. Channeling Rainwater
- Section 3. Garden Projects
- 09. Starting and Transplanting Seedlings
- 10. Clothesline Trellis
- 11. Pallet Planter
- 12. Raised Beds
- 13. Cold Frame
- 14. Planting Trees
- Section 4. Food Preparation And Preservation
- 15. Preserving Your Bounty
- 16. Solar Dryer
- 17. Root Vegetable Rack
- Section 5. Homestead Amenities
- 18. Solar Oven
- 19. Frame Loom
- 20. Manual Laundry Washer
- Resources
- Credits
- Index