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The homesteading handbook : a back to basics guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more / Abigail R. Gehring.
The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban folks.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616082659 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1616082658 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 268 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The home garden. Planning a garden ; Improving your soil ; Conserving water ; Mulching in your garden and yard ; Organic gardening ; Terracing ; Start your own vegetable garden ; Start your own flower garden ; Planing trees ; Container gardening ; Rooftop gardens ; Raised beds ; Growing plants without soil ; Pest and disease management ; Harvesting your garden -- Pantry. Canning ; Drying and freezing ; Edible wild plants and mushrooms ; Make your own foods -- 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 -- Energy. Solar energy ; Wind energy ; Hydropower ; Geothermal energy ; Composting toilets ; Greywater -- Crafts. Handmade candles ; Making your own soap ; Pottery basics ; Knitting ; Tying knots -- Well-being. Herbal medicine ; First aid. |
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| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | 640 GEHRING (Text) | 37620000675985 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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