If your looking for a way to distance yourself from society and become more self sufficient, and are not sure where to start, you have come to the right place! If you want to do a little or a lot, it is really up to you how much you get into it. Learn to sustain life on your own terms and survive off the land with very limited resources. You can achieve this if you have an apartment with a balcony or a house with a little or a lot of land. You can apply these ideas to any space.Here are some key topics that will be covered in this bookWhat is Backyard Homesteading?

• The benefits of Backyard Homesteading
• Your carbon footprint

Getting Started/Mapping your Homestead

• Fencing
• Permaculture
• Building spaces for animals
• Knowing your seasons
• Composting

Urban Gardening

• Preparing your garden for planting
• Seed collecting
• Dealing with pests, diseases and weeds
• Raised beds
• Care of your garden

How to make your garden last

• Canning and Preserving

1. Water bath
2. Pressure canning
3. Pickling
4. Preserves, jams and jellies
5. Drying and Underground storage

Animal Husbandry and Bee Keeping

• Building Enclosures
• Maintaining and Harvesting

Preparing and Preserving Meat

• Butcher Humanely

1. Canning meat
2. Drying meat

Brewing, Baking and Fermenting

• Beer and Hard Cider
• Wine
• Breads

Building Projects

• Garden Projects
• Irrigation
• Water Collection

Crafting Ideas

• Candles and Soaps
• Potpourri
• Hand Crafted Textiles

I hope this book helps you in your own adventure in becoming self sufficient. Happy Homesteading!