Learning to do more things yourself is healthy, rewarding, and fulfilling, and benefits the environment. Whether you live in the suburbs or have 80 acres in the mountains, this new and affordable edition adapted from the best-selling Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency guides your way with clear plan drawings, precise instructions, and detailed photos.
Beginner’s Guide to Self-Sufficiency Projects for the Home is organized into the categories Chickens & Other Creatures, Nourishing Your Garden, Garden Projects, Food Preparation & Preservation, Homestead Amenities, and Outbuildings & Fences, with projects that include:
 

• A portable chicken ark
• Two types of beehives
• Solar cookers
• Firewood storage
• A potato-growing box
• Hoophouses and greenhouses
• Raised planting beds
• Rain barrels
• A cider press
• Compost bins
• Drying racks
• And more

With these easy-to-follow projects, make progress, step by step, toward your goal of more independent living.