\n <\/span><\/b>M.D.
\n Creekmore<\/a>
<\/b><\/span>Survival
\n Tips: The Survivalist Blog<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\n readers are interested in setting up and running a small homestead
\n on small acreage and The
\n Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter
\n acre<\/i><\/a>, can help to get you started in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n take a lot of land to have a self-sufficient homestead. I have five
\n and a half acres, but use about half of that for my, garden, fruit
\n and nut trees, henhouse, grape vines, goat lot, rabbit hutch, bee
\n hive, compost pile, home and yard. You don\u2019t need a lot of
\n land.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n need to know how to use your small acreage efficiently, The Backyard
\n Homestead<\/i> will help you do that.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n 368 pages you\u2019ll find easy to understand, straight forward
\n instructions covering a wealth of information, that\u2019ll help
\n you get the most from a small homestead or even your backyard.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n stood out most was the detailed planning diagrams and breakdowns
\n for different sized plots, arrangements and lists of possible yields
\n from each. Of course the actual yield harvested, would depend on
\n many factors. But the suggestions give something to work for and
\n compare your progress against.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Homestead<\/i> covers a range of topics, all geared toward those
\n of us homesteading on small acreage, such as: vegetable gardening,
\n fruit and nut trees, herbs, grains, poultry, rabbits, pigs, goats,
\n sheep, cattle, preserving, making wine, cider, vinegar, herbs, making
\n cheese, yogurt and butter and a lot more.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n of the book, it tells you that on a 1\/4 acre, you can harvest:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n wheat<\/span><\/li>\n
\n fruit<\/span><\/li>\n
\n of vegetables<\/span><\/li>\n
\n of pork<\/span><\/li>\n
\n nuts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n Homestead<\/i> is a great book for anyone interested in self-reliance
\n on a small acreage. Copies of The
\n Backyard Homestead<\/a><\/i>, The
\n Encyclopedia of Country Living<\/a><\/i>, and Barnyard
\n in Your Backyard<\/a> <\/i>will cover just about everything that you
\n will ever need to know when setting up and running a small homestead.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n (I have to complain about something \u2013 no matter how trivial)
\n is that some of the suppliers mentioned are no longer in business.
\n This can be expected as businesses come and go and any such listing
\n is guaranteed to become dated. This isn\u2019t a big deal as other
\n sources and alternatives are easy to find.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n it strange that there were no plans for composting or homemade composters.
\n This isn\u2019t a big deal as this info is all over the web and
\n detailed in just about any book on gardening or homesteading.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n this book? Yes; I would. It is a gold mine of information for those
\n of us homesteading on small acreage.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n you? What books would you recommend for those homesteading on a
\n small plot of land?<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n Creekmore [send
\n him mail<\/a>] is a full-time blogger and preparedness consultant.
\n He currently lives completely off-grid somewhere in the Appalachian
\n mountains and is the author of <\/i>31
\n Days to Survival<\/a> and <\/i>The
\n Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat<\/a> both published by Paladin Press.
\n To connect with M.D. Creekmore please visit his Survival
\n Blog<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
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