The Backyard Homestead pickles shea butter

shea butter

Shadow box plan (size - 22 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 17 1/2")

homegrown salad greens at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the market

use your own grains to make bread

Dormer windows add light to the loft area

The Backyard Homestead pickles shea butterWith just a quarter acre of land, you can feed a family of four with fresh, organic food year round. This comprehensive guide to self sufficiency gives you all the information you need to grow and preserve a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, nuts, and grains; raise chickens for eggs and meat; raise cows, sheep, and goats for meat or milk; raise pigs and rabbits, and keep honeybees. Simple instructions make it easy to enjoy canned, frozen, dried,