Contents
Introduction
part one Animals
Bees
Chickens
Cows
Ducks
Goats
Pigs
Rabbits
Sheep

part two Baking, Preserving, and More
Baking Bread
Beer
Butter
Canning
Cheese
Cider
Drying
Edible Wild Plants
Fermenting
Freezing
Mushrooms
Yogurt

part three Crafts
Basketry
Bookbinding
Candles
Dyeing Wool or Fabric
Knots
Paper Making
Quilting
Rag Rugs
Sewing
Soap Making
Spinning Wool
Tanning Leather

part four Gardening
Composting in Your Backyard
Container Gardening
Flower Gardens
Fruit Bushes and Trees
Grains: Growing and Threshing
Greenhouses and Hoophouses
Harvesting Your Garden
Herb Gardens
Mulching: Why and How to Do It
Organic Gardening
Pest and Disease Management
Planning a Garden
Planting and Tending Your Garden
Raised Beds
Rooftop Gardens
Saving Seeds
Soil and Fertilizer
Terracing
Trees for Shade or Shelter
Vegetable Gardens
Water: How to Collect It, Save It, and Use It

Acknowledgments
Sources
Index