Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners: A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Instructions, Material Lists & Practical Advice - Softcover

Gleason, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565235436 ISBN 13: 9781565235434

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Transform your ordinary backyard into a productive farm! Projects include:

Garden upkeep

• Rainwater harvesting system
• Irrigation strategies
• Garden cart
• Compost box
• Vermiculture bin
• Raised beds 101
• Easy plank raised beds
• Stacked lumber raised beds

Gardening Vertically

• Potato planter
• Tiered lettuce rack
• Wall of tomatoes
• Bean leaner
• Squash ramp
• Grapevine ladder
• Pea trellis

Growing Season Extenders

• Greenhouse
• Cold frame
• Wire mesh cloche
• PVC cloche

Animals Dwellings

• Top bar bee hive
• Rabbit hutch

Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners is a practical and engaging guide to transforming an ordinary backyard into a productive farm.

Homesteading is experiencing a revival among both rural and urban residents who want to get back to basics and live closer to the land. With this book, you'll obtain both inspiration and instruction for transforming your grassy yard into a lush farm that can produce all the food you and your family need!

Author Chris Gleason is an experienced woodworker and homesteader who shows how to plan and design a backyard farm. He offers expert advice for making all the essential hard-working structures that are needed to sustain small-scale agriculture.

Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 projects including green houses, beehives, rabbit hutches, raised beds, potting sheds, trellises, fences, and more. You'll learn how to create an irrigation system, harvest rainwater, and keep your farm environmentally sound. Each detailed plan is accompanied by the author's clear, instructive drawings.

More than just a manual, Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners also offers entertaining and enlightening interviews with both experts and "average Joe" farmers. Learn what motivates them to become backyard farmers, the lessons that they have to share, and maybe even a couple of funny stories along the way!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Learn How to Transform an Ordinary Backyard into a Productive Farm

Homesteading is experiencing a revival among both rural and urban residents who want to get back to basics. Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners gives you both inspiration and instruction for transforming your grassy yard into a lush farm that can produce fresh food for your family.

Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 gardening and animal projects. Detailed plans are accompanied by clear drawings and a materials list. The author offers expert advice for making all of the essential structures needed to sustain small-scale agriculture.

More than just a manual, this book introduces you to some "average Joe" farmers who tell you what motivates them to be backyard farmers and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Inside you'll find:
Gardening Projects:

• Raised Plank Beds
• Stacked Lumber Raised Beds
• Trellises
• Irrigation Strategies
• Rainwater Harvesting System
• Garden Cart
• Compost Box
• Vermiculture Bin
• Potato Planter
• Greenhouse
• Tiered Lettuce Rack
• Walls of Tomatoes
• Pea Trellis
• Bean Leaner
• Squash Ramp
• Grapevine Ladder
• Greenhouse
• Cold Frame
• Wire Mesh Cloche
• PVC Cloche

Animal Projects:

• Beehive
• Rabbit Hutch

A great resource for growers and gardeners whose work requires structures that will last, but whose hearts also desire the adornment and nice little touches that made so many old farms little pieces of art. Who would have thought a rain barrel could have panache?!"
—Mike McGrath, host of Public Radio's You Bet Your Garden(R), former editor-in-chief of Organic Gardening magazine, and author of You Bet Your Garden(R) Guide to Growing Great Tomatoes

Praise for Chris Gleason's Art of the Chicken Coop

Named a 2011 Best Book in the Do-It-Yourself Category by Library Journal

"Craft stylish housing for your backyard chickens... great instructions and clear illustrations." - Library Journal

Gorgeous chicken coops! Sure, you could probably raise chickens in a wooden box, but with this do-it-yourself guide to coop construction, you won't have to. - Sunset Magazine

Coop-a-doodle-do! Art of the Chicken Coop provides detailed instructions for building seven functional, cool-looking coops. - Mother Earth News

"...profusely illustrated with excellent color photos." - Backyard Poultry Magazine

About the Author

Chris Gleason is the author of several books for the DIY market including Built-In Furniture for the Home, The Complete Kitchen Makeover, Complete Custom Closet, Old-School Workshop Accessories, and Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life. He was raised on a farm in upstate New York. He has been raising chickens in his Salt Lake City backyard for over six years. He currently builds and sells chicken coops. He has owned Gleason Woodworking Studios for over 13 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1565235436
• ISBN 13: 9781565235434
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160