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Homesteading : a backyard guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more / edited by Abigail R. Gehring.

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New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.

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v, 522 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Second edition, updated and revised.

The home garden. Planning a garden ; Improving your soil ; Conserving water ; Mulching in your garden and yard ; Organic gardening ; Start your own vegetable garden ; Start your own flower garden ; Planting trees ; Container gardening ; Rooftop gardens ; Terracing ; Raised beds ; Growing plants without soil ; Pest and disease management ; Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Bees to your Garden ; Harvesting your garden ; Community Garden ; Farmers' Markets -- Pantry. Eating Well -- Food Co-Ops ; Canning ; Drying and freezing ; Edible wild plants and mushrooms ; Make your own foods ; Sharing your Bounty -- The backyard farm. Chickens ; Ducks ; Turkeys ; Beekeeping ; Goats ; Sheep ; Llamas -- Simple structures for your land. Doghouses ; Birdhouses ; Simple stables ; Poultry houses ; Fences, gates, and pens ; Basic bridges ; Tool sheds and workshops ; Smokehouses ; Root cellars ; Treehouses and Brush Houses ; Trellises ; Weathervanes -- Energy. Solar energy ; Wind energy ; Hydropower ; Geothermal energy ; Composting toilets ; Greywater -- Crafts. Handmade candles ; Making your own soap ; Potpourri From Your Garden ; Pottery basics ; Handmade Jewelry ; Knitting ; Bookbinding ; Tying knots ; Kites ; Boomerangs ; Toboggans ; Preserving Flowers ; Cornhusk Dolls ; Basketweaving ; Marketing your Skills -- Well-being. Herbal medicine ; Natural Disasters ; First aid ; Managing and Reducing Stress ; Massage ; Interior Design -- Stenciling ; Wallpapering ; Lighting ; Feng Shui ; Intentional Communities.

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