CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE	Basic Steps for Preparing Your Homestead
CHAPTER TWO	How to Manage Your Homestead
CHAPTER THREE	Vegetable and Herb Gardens
CHAPTER FOUR	Fruits and Nuts
CHAPTER FIVE	Grains and Livestock Feed
CHAPTER SIX	Raising Poultry
CHAPTER SEVEN	Raising Dairy and Meat Animals
CHAPTER EIGHT	Beekeeping for Beginners
CHAPTER NINE	Growing Beyond the First Season

APPENDIX

COLORFUL CABBAGE AND ROOT SALAD

BRINE-CURED DILL PICKLES

MEDITERRANEAN VEGGIES WITH PASTA

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH CANNING INSTRUCTIONS

CARROT-ZUCCHINI DOUBLE LAYER CAKE

CRÈME DE MENTHE CITRUS SALAD

BLUEBERRY-RASPBERRY STUFFED CREPES

HOME-CANNED MAPLE SPICED APPLESAUCE

NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY SPICE BREAD

STRAWBERRY GRAHAM CRACKER PIE

BUCKWHEAT-GINGER PANCAKES

MAPLE SPICED GRANOLA

CINNAMON-PUMPKIN MUFFINS

LIGHT AND SAVORY WHEAT BREAD

EGG AND HERB NOODLES

DUCK EGG NUTMEG FRENCH TOAST

DUCK AND APPLE SALAD SANDWICH

POTLUCK BREAKFAST QUICHE

CHICKEN AND ONION ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

BUTTERNUT-GINGER CUSTARD

FARMER’S FRESH GOAT CHEESE

CREAMY GOAT MILK YOGURT

RABBIT SOUP FOR PRESSURE CANNING

SAUSAGE POT PIE

CREAMY CHOCOLATE COOKED PUDDING

BEESWAX AND PEPPERMINT LIP BALM

BEESWAX MOISTURIZING AND HEALING SALVE

HONEY-LEMON CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

SPICED HONEY BUTTER

SPICED HONEY CAKE

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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