The Homesteading Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More (Handbook Series)

This is a great resource in your homesteading collection. I love that there are a variety of homesteading topics in one area. I will say that you will need other resources to supplement this book as this is not exhaustive. But, if you are looking for a great general reference, this is a great place to start! I recommend this book for all beginners who want to learn the different aspects of homesteading without spending a lot of money on books from each different area of homesteading.

Everything was organized very good! I loved the pictures! Not hard to find what you’re wanting to learn! Highly recommend!

I've not had as much chance to go through this book as some of the others I've purchased. I just know I'm going to love it though. So far I do. I'm brand new to the home gardening, self-sufficient, homesteading lifestyle. So any information I can soak up is useful. Based on the other books I've purchased by Abigail Gehring, I know I'll have lots of ideas, pictures, and helpful information at my fingertips to get my homesteading project in full swing.

This handbook is best suited for people who are new to the idea of self-sustainability and homesteading. The book has quite an extensive section on canning and preserving food which made me wish the author had given other areas such attention, but overall this is an effective guide to the first time homesteader. There are plenty of illustrations, diagrams, and full-colour photographs which bring a little life to the text. My copy had a few errors such as incorrectly labelling goat breed photos, but I purchased a discounted book and therefore errors might not have made it to more recent printings.

A great book that covers many farming issues for beginners

There are not to many times i give 5 star ratings to anything but I have to admit that this is a must 5 star!!!!! The author put so much info and time into this book that it has become one of my go to bibles that I always review. If you are interesred in Homesteading,farming,planting, critters or anything with just learning on how to grow your own food or animals or any type oy rural living, this book is a must have. Again, just chocked with information, and you can tell that it was well written. there are ton's of tips, pictures and info that will show you how to do things that you had no idea about. Again a must have!!!!

This books is amazing. It has very easy step by step guidelines to grow your own food up to creating your own power from a wind turbine. Great information on home growing, canning, and raising animals for food and for clothing. Really recommend this book even for just curiosity sake, but will come in handy should society break down a bit if that said apocalypse happens. :)

Book has good topics and a wide range of information. But you know when you try to do too much and spread yourself too thin? Well I think thats what they did, instead of picking some of the most important topics and digging in they kind of glossed over alot. Still good for beginners but leaves a lot out as well and what is with the font size making me feel 50 like I need reading glasses when I still have great vision lol

A very informative book. Great reference articles. Hours of reading.

This book really does cover and touch on all areas of homesteading. Well written.

Anyone wanting to start, starting, or seasoned homesteading needs to have the knowledge packed book in their library!

So much information packed into one book. Love this addition to my growing library of homesteading books

There was very good information in this book The only criticism I had was that it was smaller than any of the bookstores