The Best Books for Homesteaders

The best books for homesteaders

Books are such a great gift, especially for the modern-day homesteader. With knowledge not being passed down like it used to, we have to get information from somewhere. And being the simple-life, back-to-your-roots, living-close-to-the-land type… we certainly all appreciate a real book in our hands!

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General Homesteading

Books for the homesteader of farmer about old-fashioned skills, how to make the most of your land, and everything homegrown and hand-made.

backyard homestead country living handson homealone in the wildernessback to basics

Preserving Fruits and Vegetables

Books about preserving nature’s bounty- from dehydrating to canning, making cider, and storing food in a root cellar.

preserving food in jars canning cider makers handbook

ball book putting it up with honey  food dehydrating with attituderoot cellaring

fruits-of-the-earth

Raising Chickens & Fowl

Resources for raising chickens and ducks naturally, sustainable practices, and philosophy!

folks this aint normalsmall scale poultry  fresh eggs daily       duck eggs daily

Growing Mushrooms

Resources for growing your own mushrooms.

Beekeeping

Resources for raising honey bees and using their bounty!

backyard-beekeeper        beeswax-alchemy      life-of-honeybee     putting it up with honey

Gardening

Gardening books on topics ranging from natural pest control to saving seeds.

carrots and tomatoesnatural pest controlseed saving

The Orchard

Heirloom apples and natural orchard practices.

holistic orchardapples uncommon

Curing Meat

Cure your own meats at home with these great resources! From homestead-raised pigs, and cattle to wild game and fish.

charcuteriewild gameriver cottage curing

Home Butchering

Learn how to butcher all different types of livestock, from beef to poultry, rabbit, lamb, goat and pork!

buthering small gamebutchering cow

For the Heirloom Vegetable Lover

A few favorites in my personal collection- a look at rare, and popular heirloom vegetables.

the complete squashheirloom tomatomelonsheirloom beans

For the Cook!

A few favorites for cooking up homegrown veggies and meats.

fast-fresh-green    inspiralized    beyond-bacon-by-stacy-toth-and-matt-mccarry-the-paleo-parents-740px   my-paleo-patisserie

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