Dreaming Of Starting A Homestead? Learn The Skills To Get Started No Matter Where You Live

Are you dreaming of starting a homestead? You’re not alone! The homesteading movement is sweeping across the country with great passion and excitement! To me, homesteading is a way of life. You can homestead in an apartment, on a lot in town, on an acre in the suburbs, on a farm in the country, or anywhere in between. Homesteading is about being self-sufficient, growing your own food, bartering with your neighbors, cooking from scratch, making things yourself, eating natural foods, and being frugal. People are ready to return to a simpler lifestyle.

Imagine baking your own bread, growing fresh herbs to use in your kitchen, canning and dehydrating seasonal produce to use all winter, or making your own laundry soap and cleaning products! You can do all of these things and much more no matter where you live. If you are dreaming of starting a homestead, learning and practicing homesteading skills is the best way to get started!

Dreaming Of Starting A Homestead? Here’s Where To Learn The Skills To Get Started, No Matter Where You Live

The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 40th Anniversary Edition: The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself

This is the holy grail of homesteading books! You will learn about vegetable gardening, herbs, raising livestock, cooking from scratch, hunting and butchering… the list goes on and on! It covers many homesteading topics in detail. This book is truly a MUST HAVE!

The Homesteading Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More

I love “The Pantry” chapter in this book! It talks about canning, dehydrating, freezing, cooking from scratch and even covers a little bit about foraging for wild foods. In general, this book provides a great overview of many different skills and it’s a great starter book for anyone dreaming of starting a homestead.

The Dehydrator Bible: Includes over 400 Recipes

I looked at this book for a while before I bought it, and I’m so glad I finally did! I just love it! Dehydrating seasonal produce and learning how to use it in your cooking is a great beginner homesteading skill to learn. This book covers it all in detail and is easy to follow and understand. I wouldn’t be without it!

Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

Learning how to can foods at home is an extremely valuable skill for the beginning homesteader. This book will teach you how to can safely and is chock full of great recipes. It’s the only canning book you will ever need, and it’s another one I can’t live without.

All New Square Foot Gardening II: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less Space

You really can grow a lot of food in a small amount of space! This book will teach you how to grow the largest amount of food in the littlest amount of space. This technique really works, and I use it in my own garden.

 

Don’t put off your dreams of starting a homestead any longer! You can learn how to homestead, no matter where you live!

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