BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SELF SUFFICIENCY PROJECTS FOR THE HOME

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 arkTwo types of beehivesSolar cookersFirewood storageA potato-growing boxHoophouses and greenhousesRaised planting bedsRain barrelsA cider pressCompost binsDrying racksAnd moreWith these easy-to-follow projects make progress step by step toward your goal of more independent living.