The Backyard Homesteader

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Transform your backyard into a self-sustaining classroom with <em>The Backyard Homesteader</em>. This practical guide shows families how to grow food, raise animals, conserve water, and adopt sustainable techniques — all while engaging in meaningful, hands-on learning and stewardship of land.<br><br>Physical Book<br><br>From preparing the land and nurturing soil, to planting vegetables and fruit, and raising animals like bees, chickens, and goats — each chapter is filled with clear instructions, seasonal guidance, troubleshooting tips, and beautiful photographs. You’ll also explore wild foraging, preserving your harvest, and adopting renewable energy and water-saving systems to make your home more self-reliant.<br><br>You’ll begin by planning, clearing, and enriching land; learn to work with seasonal cycles and garden rotations; establish fruits, vegetables, and herbs; care for animals such as pigs, goats, chickens, and bees; forage wild foods; preserve what you grow; and adopt energy- and water-saving practices. You’ll also encounter resources for troubleshooting pests, diseases, and building sustainable infrastructure.<br><br><strong>Topics include:</strong><br><ul><li>Planning, clearing overgrown land, and preparing soil</li><li>Composting, improving drainage, and soil amendments</li><li>Tools, greenhouse use, cloches, and growing calendars</li><li>Seasonal tasks: spring, summer, fall, and winter routines</li><li>Vegetable cultivation: crops like tomatoes, roots, legumes, greens</li><li>Growing fruit: trees, berries, grapes, figs</li><li>Pest, disease, and plant problem diagnosis</li><li>Raising animals: pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, bees</li><li>Wild food harvesting: herbs, nuts, mushrooms, fishing, foraging</li><li>Preserving produce: canning, pickling, jams, meat, goat milk</li><li>Water and energy conservation: rain capture, solar power, efficiency</li><li>Alternative energy sources, recycling systems, and self-sufficiency</li></ul>

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FTC-PEP · 2026-27

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1 jul 2026 — 30 jun 2027

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