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Beginner's Guide to Self Sufficiency Projects for the Home: Grow Edibles, Raise Animals, Live Off the Grid & DIY

Beginner's Guide to Self Sufficiency Projects for the Home: Grow Edibles, Raise Animals, Live Off the Grid & DIY

Biographical Note: The Editors of Cool Springs Press have produced the highest quality DIY home improvement books for more than 30 years. In conjunction with the experts at BLACK+DECKER(TM), they...

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Biographical Note:
The Editors of Cool Springs Press have produced the highest quality DIY home improvement books for more than 30 years. In conjunction with the experts at BLACK+DECKER(TM), they have combined resources to create more than 200 home improvement titles that provide consumers and weekend DIYers with the information they need to get the job done right. Their books have set the standard for do-it-yourself publishing, featuring clear, professional photography and concise step-by-step instructions that get straight to the point. View our full catalog at quarto.com.



Table of Contents:
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



Publisher Marketing:
Build a self-sufficient life with these 40+ photo-illustrated 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 benefits the environment. Whether you live in the suburbs or have 80 acres in the mountains, this new and affordable edition adapted from the best-selling Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency guides your way with clear plan drawings, precise instructions, and detailed photos.

Beginner's Guide to Self-Sufficiency Projects for the Home is organized into the categories Chickens & Other Creatures, Nourishing Your Garden, Garden Projects, Food Preparation & Preservation, Homestead Amenities, and Outbuildings & Fences, with projects that include:
  • A portable chicken ark
  • Two types of beehives
  • Solar cookers
  • Firewood storage
  • A potato-growing box
  • Hoophouses and greenhouses
  • Raised planting beds
  • Rain barrels
  • A cider press
  • Compost bins
  • Drying racks
  • And more

With these easy-to-follow projects, make progress, step by step, toward your goal of more independent living.



Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press
Publisher: New Shoe Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2024-12-17
BISAC: House & Home / Sustainable Living|House & Home / Outdoor & Recreational Areas / General|Self-Help / Safety & Security / Survival & Emergency Preparedness|Family & Relationships / General
Subjects: Food|Vegetable gardening|Do-it-yourself work|Sustainable agriculture|Preservation|Handbooks and manuals|Sustainable horticulture|Self-reliant living|Sustainable living
Weight: 0.95 lbs
ISBN: 9780760391006
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780760391006

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