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RESOURCES
The Homestead Connection Resource Page is meant to be a living, ever-developing page of easily accessible tools and resources for everyone no matter their journey! This page features a vast amount of free resources. Each course, book, video, article, and instructional PDF were thoughtfully selected to provide you with rich and beneficial knowledge! Be sure to check back frequently for newly added tools and resources.
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GARDENING
Monthly-Organic-Gardening-Guide-By-Planting-Zones.pdf (middletownpubliclibrary.net)
Easy Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner (oursufficientlife.com)
Square Yard Gardening (wisc.edu)
square_foot_gardening.pdf (nhpnetwork.org)
Easy Vegetable Garden Crop Rotation (oursufficientlife.com)
Container-Gardening-Guide.pdf (kellogggarden.com)
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The Family Garden Plan: grow a year’s worth of sustainable and healthy food
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CANNING
How Does Composting Work? A Guide to the Process (goodstartpackaging.com)
45 DIY Compost Bins To Make For Your Homestead | Homesteading.com
Complete Guide to 6 Week Foolproof Compost in 6 Easy Steps - YouTube
#1 Reason Why Your Compost is Not Composting - YouTube
Canning
Canning & Preserving 101 | Ball® Mason Jars (ballmasonjars.com)
National Center for Home Food Preservation | USDA Publications (uga.edu)
GUIDE-1-Home-Can.pdf (seasonedcitizenprepper.com)
Home Canning for Beginners: How to Can Your Food Year-Round – Mother Earth News
Canning and preserving (graywolfsurvival.com) book on canning and preserving from 1912
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The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning: Everything You Need to Know to Can Meats, Vegetables, Meals in a Jar, and More
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641520906/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Everything Worth Preserving by Melissa K Norris
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The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning by Diane Devereaux (also on Instagram @canningdiva)
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FERMENTING
National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Pickle (uga.edu)
How To Ferment Vegetables (the Ultimate Guide) - Fermenters Kitchen
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Fermented Hot Sauce Cookbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Hot Sauce From Scratch
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1638072027/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title? ie=UTF8&psc=1
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DEHYDRATING/FREEZE DRYING
Dry It You'll Like It...Dehydrating Made Easy (5).pdf
79 Foods You Can Freeze Dry And 17 You Cannot: Complete Guide (backyardhomesteadhq.com)
A to Z Guide to Dehydrating Vegetables (learningandyearning.com)
National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Pickle (uga.edu)
Fermented Hot Sauce Cookbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Hot Sauce From Scratch
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1638072027/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title? ie=UTF8&psc=1
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FORAGING
Foraging for Food Guide | Universal Edibility Test (ediblewildfood.com) Foraging Basics
Foraging Companion Home Guide, free printable book forage_home_guide_TNA.pdf
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PREPPING
3 Month Food Supply Schedule 3monthsupplyoffoodschedule2.pdf (seasonedcitizenprepper.com)
LDS Preparedness Manual LDSPrep-V8.pdf (seasonedcitizenprepper.com)
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When the Grid Goes Down: Disaster Preparations and Survival Gear For Making Your Home Self-Reliant (Practical Survival Series)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0971381143/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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POULTRY
What You Need to Raise Chickens Microsoft Word - What do you need to raise chickens.docx (morningchores.com)
Basics for Raising Backyard Chickens (ucanr.edu)
Fermenting Chicken Feed: How To Do It And Why It's Important - Know Your Chickens
21-Day Guide to Hatching Eggs | Purina Animal Nutrition (purinamills.com)
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Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens
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MEDICINAL & HERBAL BOOKS
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments
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Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942364155/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Quick Fixes, Clever Techniques, and Uncommon Cures to Get You Feeling Better Fast
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1605298662/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies
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Herbal Antibiotics, 2nd Edition: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-resistant Bacteria
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The Homesteader’s Herbal Companion
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CHEESE MAKING
Cheese Making, Practical Action PDF Microsoft Word - CC1F9520.doc (uniteddiversity.coop)
Making Cheese at Home MakingCheeseatHome.pdf (wisc.edu)
The Complete Guide to Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt At Home Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply Revised 2nd Edition (Back to Basics)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1620230070/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Farmer's Kitchen Handbook: More Than 200 Recipes for Making Cheese, Curing Meat, Preserving, Fermenting, and More (Handbook Series)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628736151/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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HOMESTEADING & FARMING
The handbook for practical farmers (graywolfsurvival.com) The Handbook for Practical Famers, 1920
The Household Cyclopedia (graywolfsurvival.com)
The Tiny but Might Farm
The First-Time Homesteader
Mini Farming: self-sufficiency on ¼ acre by Brett L. Markham, Christopher Solimene, et al.
Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre: Markham, Brett L.: 9781602399846: Amazon.com: Books
Encyclopedia of Country Living
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: the complete back-to-basics guide
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FAMILY
Outdoor Kids in an Inside World
The Call of the Wild & Free: reclaiming the wonder in your child’s education
Nourishing Traditions
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WEBSITES
DISCLAIMER
Any views, thoughts, and opinions expressed within the resources here on The Homestead Connection are that of the authors of each individual resource and are meant for general information and educational purposes only.
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