Welcome
to the resources page for the January edition of Weekend
Homesteader! Feel free to leave comments on this page to let me
know what you loved or hated about the ebook, or to share your
experiences with others. I hope you'll also take a minute to
write
a review on Amazon so that more readers will consider giving our
ebook a try.
Backup lighting
Solar
flashlight --- We
have a slightly different version than this, but anything in this
ballpark seems to be cheap and durable.
Weekend
Homesteader: November
--- Ensure you have water during extended power outages.
Weekend Homesteader: December --- Learn how to stay warm
without electricity on a budget.
Building a chicken coop or tractor
Chicken blog
--- My chicken blog includes in-depth information about rotational
chicken pastures as well as lots of photos of coops and tractors.
The
Small-Scale Poultry Flock --- Harvery Ussery's book is
the best source you'll find about utilizing chickens in a permaculture
homestead.
Greener
Pastures on Your Side of the Fence --- This book will make you
an instant expert on rotational pasturing.
Getting
started with rotational chicken pastures --- A summary of the
mistakes I made during my first year pasturing chickens.
RDG's chicken tractor --- RDG put up a supply list on his blog to
make it easier to recreate his tractor.
Soil test
Web soil
survey --- Find the
texture of your soil online
Soil
testing labs ---
Information on a few of the best soil testing labs in the U.S.
Baking bread
Whole wheat
bread --- This
recipe is complex but makes 100% whole wheat bread so fluffy even my
husband will eat it.