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

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

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

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

• 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!

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.