03403cam a2200361 i 4500 369263332 TxAuBib 20190131120000.0 120926s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015302006 9781616088828 1616088826 (OCoLC)812688498 TxAuBib rda Hess, Anna. The weekend homesteader : a twelve-month guide to self-sufficiency / Anna Hess. New York : Skyhorse Pub., 2012. x, 420 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. April. Find room to homestead -- Survey your site -- Plan your summer garden -- Kill mulch -- May. Plant your summer garden -- Nutrition -- Mulch -- Teamwork -- June. Compost -- Worm bin -- Seasonings -- Your real hourly wage -- July. Fall planting -- Freezing food -- Hanging your clothes out to dry -- Budget -- August. Seed saving -- Drying food -- Building a chicken coop or tractor -- Rain barrel -- September. Eating seasonally -- Canning -- Bringing your chickens home -- Voluntary simplicity -- October. Quick hoop -- Storing vegetables on the shelf -- Scavenging biomass -- Apprenticeships -- November. Garden rotation -- Roast a chicken -- Storing drinking water -- Diversify your income -- December. Plant a fruit tree -- Soup -- Essential tools -- Stay warm without electricity -- January. Soil test -- Baking bread -- Media consciousness -- Turning trash into treasures -- February. Planting berries -- Stocking up on dried goods -- Backup lighting -- Setting homestead goals -- March. Spring planting -- Growing edible mushrooms -- Bees -- Learn to enjoy what you've got. The Weekend Homesteader is organized by month -- so whether it's January or June you'll find short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. You'll learn about backyard chicken care, how to choose the best mushroom and berry species, and why and how to plant a no-till garden that heals the soil while providing nutritious food. Permaculture techniques will turn your homestead into a vibrant ecosystem and attract native pollinators while converting our society's waste into high-quality compost and mulch. Meanwhile, enjoy the fruits of your labor right away as you learn the basics of cooking and eating seasonally, then preserve homegrown produce for later by drying, canning, freezing, or simply filling your kitchen cabinets with storage vegetables. As you become more self-sufficient, you'll save seeds, prepare for power outages, and tear yourself away from a full-time job, while building a supportive and like-minded community. 20190131. Self-reliant living. Subsistence farming. Part-time farming. Self-reliance. Part-time farming. Self-reliant living. Subsistence farming.