Build a self—sufficient life with these 60+ 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,
Step—by—step Projects for Self Sufficiency
guides your way with
clear plan drawings
,
precise instructions
, and
detailed photos
.
Organized into the categories Chickens & Other Creatures, Nourishing Your Garden, Garden Projects, Food Preparation & Preservation, Homestead Amenities, and Outbuildings & Fences,
projects in this volume 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.