{"product_id":"50-projects-for-building-your-backyard-homestead","title":"50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead, Updated Edition: A Hands-On, Step-By-Step Sustainable-Living Guide (Creative Homeowner) Self-Sufficiency Gardening, Chicken Coops, Sheds, and More","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis updated edition of the wildly popular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e40 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadds 10 NEW PROJECTS and tons of updates to your favorite homesteading guide!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLearn how to build sheds, feeders, fences, and other backyard structures to enhance your sustainable living!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGarden structures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Raised beds, planters and arbors, self-watering beds, grow-light stand, soil blocks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFences and pens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Fence post basics, picket fence, solar electric fence, installing and stretching fences, hen pen and hurdle, gates, PVC hen pen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHousing chickens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Basics for housing chickens, building a coop and run, complete material and cutting lists, exploded views, building an A-frame chicken tractor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBuilding sheds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Basics for building, goat shed, saltbox garden shed, backyard-homestead shop, roofing alternatives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSolar and wind power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Compressor and gearbox windmills, how solar works, erecting a windmill, installing a solar power system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAquaponics and hydroponics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Understanding aquaponics, understanding hydroponics, basics of a DIY aquaponic system, how to install a hydroponic system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBuilding beehives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Langstroth beehive, Warré beehive, top-bar beehive (aka the Kenyan or Tanzanian beehive), step-by-step building instructions and exploded views\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePlumbing and wiring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Plumbing basics, ground-fault circuit interrupters, freeze-proof watering options, outdoor wiring, supplemental lighting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReady for ten more inspiring ideas from the undisputed master of homesteading? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e updates one of the most popular books in the field and adds 10 new projects to help your homestead thrive!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside, author David Toht will teach you backyard homestead project ideas like accessible garden paths, insulated chicken coops, and backyard essentials from fences to feeders. This is an all-encompassing, comprehensive beginner's guide to thriving in nearly any climate — and building wheelchair-accessible paths. The projects in this book are designed with simplicity, convenience, and budget in mind. You will also find help on how to expand or contract the projects to suit your needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you a beginner? Don't worry; you'll learn how to handle simple builds like raised gardens. Getting a little more advanced as a homesteader? Learn how to build a drought-resistant landscape or build passive ventilation systems to keep your chickens comfortable. Gardens, gates, PVC, pens, aquaponics, hydroponics, wind turbines, solar panels, roofing — it's all here. No matter what your homestead looks like, you'll come away from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 Projects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with encyclopedic knowledge and inspiration for what project to tackle next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith step-by-step instructions, tools and materials lists, exploded views, and easy-to-understand techniques, even if you are only moderately handy, you'll discover how to build your own feeders, fences, and structures. In the process, you'll save money and have the satisfaction of doing it yourself!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaking \"keyhole\" gardens for dry climates? Insulating your chicken coops for winter? Adding accessible garden paths and raised planters? 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