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Homesteading is wherever you can make it so... Dreaming of chucking it all? Why not begin in your own backyard?

Gale OneFile: Agriculture is not just for farmers! Search for books and articles related to home gardening or use the visualization wheel to find related topics.

Hoopla books are available whenever you are. Checkout the titles in our Backyard Gardening and Homesteading Collection!

PressReader brings you magazines from around the world! Look for US magazines like Chickens and Farm & Ranch Living or try a title from across the pond, like Country Smallholding.

Find in Flipster, current and back issues of popular magazines like 

 

The essential book of homesteading: the ultimate guide to sustainable living by Ashley English
Homesteading : a backyard guide to growing your own food, canning, keeping chickens, generating your own energy, crafting, herbal medicine, and more, 2nd ed, updated and revised. Edited by Abigail R. Gehring
Climate-wise landscaping: practical actions for a sustainable future by Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt; foreword by Doug Tallamy.
Storey's guide to raising chickens: breed selection, facilities, feeding, health care, managing layers & meat birds by Gail Damerow
Welcome to the farm: how-to wisdom from the Elliott homestead by Shaye Elliott