Page 4 of Storey Publishing Spring 2009 by Workman Publishing

2 new releases · march the comprehensive primer for the true locavore planting growing harvesting cooking brewing animal keeping cheese making foraging preserving gathering eggs and honey sausage making eating make your own cheese cider beer wine herbal teas sausage flour jam root beer pickles relishes ketchup cured meats butter ice cream and much more national publicity the backyard homestead edited by carleen madigan perkins i of storey s basic country skills here is a reliable compendium of advice on how to feed our families using plants and animals raised at home from growing fruits and vegetables to churning butter and raising chickens the backyard homestead has all the how-to that enterprising homeowners need to make a wide array of food items home-produced food almost always begins in the vegetable garden so too begins the backyard homestead planning charts and a thorough vegetable-by-vegetable growing guide are accompanied by simple techniques for canning drying and freezing the garden s bounty the plant section continues with the hows whens and wheres of growing fruits herbs and nuts hardworking food growers will be delighted to reward themselves with healthful herbal teas and homemade wines and cordials recipes and simple techniques are included for the beginning home winemaker for the truly dedicated a chapter on grains offers an overview of growing wheat and corn along with drying storing and milling solutions whole grains homegrown or purchased can be used to learn the craft of homebrewing while milled flours are put to delicious use in pastas and breads part two moves from plant to animal products beginning with an overview of chicken keeping readers will find charts lists and helpful tips for collecting storing and using eggs along with advice on butchering chickens and cooking the meat additional chapters focus on raising larger animals such as cows sheep and goats either for their meat or for their milk milk producers will find plenty of information on making simple yogurt butter and ice cream as well as all the basics on getting started with cheese making additional information on rabbits and pigs rounds out the meat-raising sections an overview of foraging and detailed information on installing and caring for honeybees wrap up the backyard homestead storey s trusted advice on gardening cooking brewing cheese making and raising animals proves once and for all that it truly is possible to eat entirely from the backyard before becoming an editor at storey carleen madigan perkins was managing editor of horticulture magazine and lived on an organic farm outside boston massachusetts where learned the homesteading skills contained in the backyard homestead she enjoys gardening hiking foraging baking spinning wool and knitting carleen lives in western massachusetts n the information-rich tradition back list storey s basic country skills isbn 978-1-58017-202-8 no 67202 see page 37 the backyard homestead two-color illustrations throughout 352 pages 7 x 9 paper $18.95 us $24.95 can isbn 978-1-60342-138-6 no 62138 march 2009 storey publishing spring 2009

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