50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead, Updated Edition: A Hands-On, Step-By-Step Sustainable-Living Guide (Creative Homeowner) Self-Sufficiency Gardening, Chicken Coops, Sheds, and More by David Toht

This updated edition of the wildly popular 40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead adds 10 NEW PROJECTS and tons of updates to your favorite homesteading guide! Learn how to build sheds, feeders, fences, and other backyard structures to enhance your sustainable living! Garden structures: Raised beds, planters and arbors, self-watering beds, grow-light stand, soil blocks Fences and pens: Fence post basics, picket fence, solar electric fence, installing and stretching fences, hen pen and hurdle, gates, PVC hen pen Housing chickens: Basics for housing chickens, building a coop and run, complete material and cutting lists, exploded views, building an A-frame chicken tractor Building sheds: Basics for building, goat shed, saltbox garden shed, backyard-homestead shop, roofing alternatives Solar and wind power: Compressor and gearbox windmills, how solar works, erecting a windmill, installing a solar power system Aquaponics and hydroponics: Understanding aquaponics, understanding hydroponics, basics of a DIY aquaponic system, how to install a hydroponic system Read more

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From the Publisher Live a More Self-Sufficient Life A backyard homestead helps the family stay connected to the land, learn the value of self-sufficiency, and even master important DIY skills like basic carpentry! Learn how to: Build a Langstroth Beehive Set Up a Backyard-Homestead Shop Install a Water-Pumping Windmill Create a Saltbox Shed Build an Arbor Build an A-Frame Chicken Tractor Build the Backyard Homestead of Your Dreams Create a more sustainable life for yourself and your family with 50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead! Learn how to make the most out of the space you have and become more self-sufficient, even if your yard is small! This book provides a wide range of projects — with an additional 10 in this expanded edition — and clear, detailed instructions, making it an excellent reference for both experienced and novice homesteaders. 50 step-by-step projects, from housing chickens to erecting a windmill Projects designed with your budget and convenience in mind Learn to expand or contract any project to suit your particular needs Expert tips for getting started, working safely, and saving money Garden Structures The heart of any backyard homestead is its garden. Not only will it provide you with a bounty of fresh vegetables, it will also save you money! In this book, you'll find projects that fit your space, whether large or small, country or urban. Learn how to: build an inclined planter make a bottom-watered container garden make soil blocks and much more! Fences and Pens Your backyard homestead will surely benefit from a good fence and sturdy pens—especially if you intend to keep animals! Learn how to: build a picket fence or solar-powered electric fence install a gate make a PVC hen pen and much more! Plumbing and Wiring As your backyard homestead grows, you're going to want to upgrade your outdoor plumbing and electricity. Learn the essentials for getting water and power where you want it: install an anti-freeze spigot or a GFCI receptacle run outdoor conduit and cable add supplemental light for your chickens 50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead Backyard Homesteading Farm DIY Complete Guide to Growing and Cultivating Herbs & Spices Container Vegetable Gardening Beginner's Garden Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 87 142 21 10 141 224 Price $20 21 $15 59 $19 99 $13 49 $19 99 $16 99 Page Count 272 312 192 160 160 160