Unlock the secrets to self-sufficiency and frugal living with the Backwoods Survival Guide 33, your ultimate resource for embracing a simple life. Dive into expert advice on suburban homesteading, including practical skills like container gardening, raising rabbits, and meal prepping, all designed to help you save money and maximize food production. Enhance your homesteading journey with essential techniques like canning, greenhouse gardening, and backyard chickens, making your path to self-reliance both enriching and rewarding.
Backwoods Survıval Guide® • PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR THE SIMPLE LIFE
Letter From the Editor
FOOD PRODUCTION • THERE’S SOMETHING SOUL-SATISFYING ABOUT GROWING YOUR OWN FRESH EATS!
CONTAINER GARDENING • Yes, you can grow food, no matter where you are
KEEP YOUR CONTAINERS CLEAN
COMMON GARDENING MISTAKES • And how to avoid them
SHOULD YOU DO CROP ROTATION?
KEEP IT GROWING • Extending the season at each end
NEWSPAPER POTS
BEYOND THE GARDEN • Think outside the box
DO YOUR RESEARCH
RAISING CRITTERS • IN ADDITION TO BEING A HOMESTEAD FOOD SOURCE, THEY'RE FUN TO WATCH!
BE A BIRD BRAIN • Raising chickens in your backyard
A LIVING LEGACY
WHAT’S UP, DOC? • Hares for the homestead
RABBITS & WORMS
RELEASE THE QUAKEN • Raising Ducks 101
PREPARING DUCK FOR THE TABLE
FRUGAL LIVING • HOMESTEADING COST MONEY, SO THE MORE YOU CAN SAVE WHILE DOING IT, THE BETTER!
I'M BROKE! • How to survive when you can’t pay the bills
FORECLOSURE LAWS
SLASH EXPENSES • Keep more jingle in your pocket
DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS
TRADE AND BARTER • Building resilient communities
STARTING A COMMUNITY TRADE LEDGER
REPAIR CABINET • Basic tools and supplies to have on hand
A FEW MORE THINGS
RAINWATER CATCHMENT • Harvesting a precious resource
LEGALITIES OF A HARVESTING RAINWATER
KITCHEN HELPS • EVERY HOMESTEAD NEEDS A COOK, AND EVERY COOK CAN USE THESE TIPS AND TRICKS!
WHAT’S COOKIN', GOOD LOOKIN'? • A week of thrifty dinners in a day
A WEEK OF FOOD PREP
SPICE IT UP! • Craft your own seasoning mixes
SIGNS YOUR SPICE MIX IS PAST ITS PRIME
YOU CAN CAN IT! • Water bath vs. pressure canning
WHAT IS OVEN CANNING?
FOOD MAGIC • Making cheap eats good
NO GARDEN? NO PROBLEM! • Preserving grocery store produce
HOW TO BLANCH VEGETABLES
Backwoods Survival Guide Issue 33
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