Are you a new homeowner and considering homesteading? When many of us think of homesteading, we think of a mini-farm or people focused on prepping for some form of disaster. In actuality, it is just people wanting to be more self-sustainable by growing their fruits, vegetables, and herbs to help save money or give themselves more variety. For example, I have a hard time finding some herbs for making international dishes, so I love growing my herbs and sometimes unique vegetables (like Thai Eggplant, for example). Many people don’t realize homesteading (or gardening) can happen in any size yard! Wanting to learn a bit more myself, I was excited when I got an opportunity to read a new gardening book – The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard.
The Modern Homestead Garden: What Is It
Are you looking for a book to teach you homesteading basics in even a small backyard? If so, we think you will love The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard by Gary Pilarchik. Here is what the publisher has to say about this new book:
If concerns about the environment and the health and wellness of yourself and your family leave you longing to make a change, start growing and preserving your own organic foods. With the guidance found in The Modern Homestead Garden, you’ll discover how little land and effort it takes to start growing healthy, nutritious food.Modern homesteading is a lifestyle focused on living lightly on the land and increasing self-sufficiency. It doesn’t matter whether “home” is 50 acres in the country, a suburban corner lot, or an apartment in the city; all you need is a desire to reduce your footprint on the earth and live a more sustainable life. To be a modern homesteader, you don’t have to live off-grid and you don’t have to give up contemporary conveniences.
For most modern homesteaders, it all starts with making the conscious decision to reduce your reliance on the commercial food supply chain. In The Modern Homestead Garden, author and YouTube gardening star Gary Pilarchik of The Rusted Garden walks you step-by-step through the process of building a homestead garden. From laying out the planting beds,nurturing the soil, and starting seeds, straight through to cooking and preserving the harvest, Gary serves as your warm and accessible guide, no matter how large or how small your homestead is. With the guidance found here, you’ll move at your own pace, learn, share, and enjoy the journey as you slowly transform your home into an edible landscape.
- Practical advice to site and build your very first homestead garden
- Crop profiles to get you growing quickly
- Cost-effective ways to source seeds and plants
- The low-down on feeding plants in an earth-friendly way
- Methods for preparing planting beds and containers
- Soil prep advice every homesteader can use
- All natural trouble-shooting solutions
- How to include berries, cane fruits, vine crops, and fruit trees in your homestead plans
- Food preservation advice that’s easy and delicious
Modern homesteading is as much an attitude as it is an action. It’s not dependent on how much land you have or even how much food you can grow; it’s about cultivating self-sufficiency and self-reliance, no matter its level. Welcome to The Modern Homestead Garden.
The Modern Homestead Garden: Our Thoughts
For a beginner book on homesteading, I thought The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard was a fantastic gardening book. The book itself is well laid out and filled with great information and advice for new gardeners. This book starts from the basics, giving homeowners and renters what they need to start their first homestead garden, no matter their situation. It is filled with quite a few gorgeous pictures and informational charts, making it a fantastic reference book. I especially love that the advice is very down to Earth, allowing just about anyone to garden for the first time and have realistic expectations. Overall, I consider this a must-have gift for a new homeowner or someone wanting to create their first garden.
The Modern Homestead Garden: Where To Purchase
Do you want to purchase this book for yourself or a new homeowner in your life? You can find The Modern Homestead Gardener on Amazon.com for under $16 in Paperback or your kindle. Who knew homesteading could be so easy?
About Susan Bewley
Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.