Homegrown & Homemade: A Practical Guide to More Self-reliant Living

Foreword:  Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm  Acknowledgments  Preface to the Second Edition  Introduction  Part 1: The Sustainable Garden  Chapter 1: Planning the Sustainable Garden  What do you need?  What will you grow?  How much will you grow?  Chapter 2: Growing the Sustainable Garden  Composting  Vermicomposting  Vertical Gardening  Organic Solutions  Seed Saving  Growing Herbs Indoors  Growing Sprouts  Extending the Tomato Harvest  Winter Gardening  Chapter 3: Cooking from the Sustainable Garden  Tomatoes  Freezing Tomatoes  Drying Tomatoes  Canning Tomatoes  Recipe  : Creamy Heirloom Tomato Soup  Recipe  : Gazpacho  Step-by-step Canning  Recipe  : Pizza Sauce  Recipe  : Canned Salsa  Peppers  Drying Peppers  Recipe  : Pickled Peppers  Green Beans  Recipe  : Pickled Green Beans  Herbs  Recipe  : Iced Lemon Spearmint Tea  Recipe  : Kombucha  Root Cellar Vegetables  Part 2: The Backyard Orchard  Chapter 4: Planning the Backyard Orchard  What do you need?  What will you grow?  Chapter 5: Growing the Backyard Orchard  Planting  Watering  Mulching  Pruning  Chapter 6: Cooking from the Backyard Orchard  Freezing Berries  Canning Fruit  Recipe  : Canned Pears  Recipe  : Caramel Apple Butter  Part 3: The Backyard Poultry Flock  Chapter 7: Planning the Backyard Poultry Flock  What do you need?  What will you raise?  Glossary - Poultry  Chapter 8: Raising the Backyard Poultry Flock  Brooding Chicks  Brooding Ducklings  Coop Management  Laying  Feeding  Injury Prevention and Treatment  Chapter 9: Raising the Backyard Poultry Flock for Meat  Chickens  Turkeys  Ducks and Geese  Chapter 10: Cooking from the Backyard Poultry Flock  Eggs  Recipe  : Creme Brulee Pie  Recipe:  Quick Quiche  Recipe:  Brioche  Recipe  : Noodles  Recipe  : Mayonnaise  Recipe  : Ranch Dressing  Meat  Recipe  : Chicken Soup  Recipe  : Faux Barbecue Chicken  Recipe  : Turkey Stroganoff  Recipe  : Bone Broth  Part 4: The Home Dairy  Chapter 11: Planning the Home Dairy  Cows  Goats  Sheep  Donkeys  Camels  Herd Animals  Pasture or Dry Lot  Bedding  Feeding  Minerals and Supplements  Breeding Males  Babies  Veterinary Care  Milking Equipment  Breeds  Buying Dairy Animals  Glossary - Dairy Animals  Chapter 12: Managing the Home Dairy  Natural Dairy Management  Training a Milker  Milking by Hand  Milking by Machine  Health Basics  Natural Parasite Control  Birthing  Pasteurization  Chapter 13: Producing from the Home Dairy  Butter  Buttermilk  Yogurt  Cheese  Recipe  : Queso Blanco  Recipe  : Ricotta  Recipe  : Chevre  Recipe  : Easy Mozzarella  Recipe  : Feta  Meat  Soap  Recipe  : Gardener's Scrub Bar  Recipe  : Castile Soap  Recipe  : Facial Soap  Part 5: Homegrown Pork  Chapter 14: Planning for Hogs  Choosing a Breed  Housing  Fencing  Feeding  Glossary - Hogs  Chapter 15: Living with Hogs  Breeding  Farrowing  Raising Piglets  Choosing Breeding Stock  Pork  Chapter 16: Cooking with Pork and Lard  Rendering Lard  Recipe  : Autumn Pork Breakfast Skillet  Part 6: Homegrown Sweeteners  Chapter 17: Maple Syrup  What do you need?  Step-by-step Maple Syrup  What do you do with all that maple syrup?  Recipe  : Peanut Butter Brownies  Chapter 18: Honey  What do you need?  Package Bees  Nucleus Colony  Feeding Bees  Maintenance  Harvesting Honey  Part 7: The Home Fiber Flock  Chapter 19: Planning and Managing the Home Fiber Flock  Choosing Fiber Animals  Rabbits  Goats and Sheep  Llamas and Alpacas  Bedding  Shearing  Breeding  Veterinary Care  Feeding and Supplements  Glossary - Fiber Animals  Chapter 20: Producing from the Home Fiber Flock  Processing Fiber  Felting  Project:  Felted Soap  Spinning  Knitting  Project:  Scarf  Part 8: Homegrown Business  Chapter 21: Turning Your Passion into a Business  Where to sell your wares?  Chapter 22: Selling Non-Food Products  Fiber, Yarn, Clothing  Leather and Sheepskins  Soap  Manure and Compost  Breeding Stock  Chapter 23: Selling Food Products  Eggs  Dairy Products  Meat and Meat Products  Produce  Honey  Maple Syrup  Prepared Foods  Afterword  Appendix A: Cookware  Appendix B: Cob Oven  Notes  Bibliography  Index  About the Author  A Note about the Publisher