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The backyard homestead /

by 20160731 frey50
Additional authors: Madigan, Carleen.
Published by : Storey Pub., (North Adams, MA :) , 2009 Physical details: 367 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. ISBN:9781603421386 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1603421386 (pbk. : alk. paper).
Subject(s): Kitchen gardens. | Food -- Preservation. | Meat animals.
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"Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!"

Start your own backyard homestead -- The home vegetable garden -- Backyard fruits and nuts -- Easy, fragrant herbs -- Homegrown grains -- Poultry for eggs and meat -- Meat and dairy -- Food from the wild.

Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food.