About this item
The Weekend Homesteader is organized by month—so whether it’s January or June you’ll find exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. You'll learn about backyard chicken care, how to choose the best mushroom and berry species, and why and how to plant a no-till garden that heals the soil while providing nutritious food. Permaculture techniques will turn your homestead into a vibrant ecosystem and attract native pollinators while converting our society's waste into high-quality compost and mulch.
About the Author
Anna Hess is a homesteader, writer, and blogger whose first paperback, The Weekend Homesteader, helped thousands of homesteaders-to-be find ways to fit their dreams into the hours leftover from a full-time job. Her complete works include:Homesteading:The Weekend Homesteader (available as a paperback, complete ebook, or monthly ebooks) Trailersteading (available as a paperback and as an ebook) Growing into a Farm (ebook only) Microbusiness Independence (ebook only) Low-Cost Sunroom (ebook only) $10 Root Cellar (ebook only) Gardening:Homegrown Humus (available as a paperback and as an ebook) Bug-Free Organic Gardening (available as a paperback and as an ebook, formerly titled "The Naturally Bug-Free Garden") The Ultimate Guide to Soil (available as a paperback, complete ebook, or in four sections as "Personality Tests for Your Soil," "Small-Scale No-Till Gardening Basics," "Balancing Soil Nutrients and Acidity," and "Soil Amendments for the Organic Garden") Chickens:The Working Chicken (FREE ebook!) Incubation Handbook (ebook only) Pasture Basics (ebook only) Thrifty Chicken Breeds (ebook only) Eating the Working Chicken (ebook only) Or dive into a wealth of free information at www.WaldenEffect.org.
