Backyard Homesteading for Beginners: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Raising Chickens and Becoming Self-Sufficient on Any Size Lot - Softcover

George, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798163503827

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

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Grow your own food, raise happy hens and become more self-sufficient, one simple picture-guided skill at a time.

You do not need acres, a tractor or years of farm experience to start homesteading. You need a little space, a clear plan and instructions you can actually follow. This illustrated beginner's guide gives you exactly that: 210 practical backyard skills, each on its own page, each with a clear step-by-step illustration.

Whether you have a quarter-acre suburban lot, a small town yard or just a patio, you will learn what to do first, what it costs, how long it takes and how to do it safely.

Inside you'll discover how to:

• Plan your homestead on one page, check local rules for chickens and gardens, and map your yard for sun, water and space
• Build rich, living soil with compost, sheet mulching, bokashi and simple soil tests
• Catch and save water with rain barrels, drip lines, wicking beds and self-watering containers
• Build raised beds, trellises, low tunnels and a simple hoop house to stretch your season
• Start seeds, time planting by your frost dates and grow 14 easy, high-yield crops in small spaces
• Plant herbs, berries, dwarf fruit trees and perennials that feed you for years
• Solve common garden problems naturally, from blossom-end rot to cabbage worms
• Choose the right chickens, set up a brooder and raise chicks into healthy laying hens
• Build or upgrade a predator-proof coop and run, with roosts, nest boxes and ventilation done right
• Keep your flock healthy through every season, spot illness early and handle eggs safely
• Freeze, dry and safely can your harvest using tested methods
• Decide whether ducks, quail, rabbits or bees fit your yard, and grow your homestead without burning out

Why beginners love this format: every skill fits on one page with a purpose, time, difficulty and cost, the tools you need, a numbered illustration, four clear steps, an old-school tip, a safety note and common uses. No long chapters to wade through. Just open to a skill and start.

Includes a free printable homestead toolkit: a yard planning grid, planting calendar, chicken care checklists, egg log, preserving log, startup budget worksheet and seasonal chore lists.

Perfect for first-time gardeners, new chicken keepers, families who want healthier food and lower grocery bills, and anyone dreaming of a more self-sufficient life on any size lot.

Scroll up and get your copy to start your backyard homestead today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798163503827
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 249
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg