Before becoming an editor at Storey Publishing, Carleen Madigan was managing editor of Horticulture magazine and lived on an organic farm outside Boston, Massachusetts, where she learned the homesteading skills contained in The Backyard Homestead. She enjoys gardening, hiking, foraging, baking, spinning wool, and knitting.

Contents

Preface
Introduction

Part 1
GETTING THE MOST FROM FRESH FOOD

1. Setting Up the Homestead Kitchen
2. Fresh Vegetables: Harvesting, Handling, Cooking
3. Fresh Fruit: Harvesting, Handling, Cooking
4. Grains and Beans
5. Homemade Sweeteners: Honey, Maple Syrup, and Apple Cider Syrup
6. Eggs, Birds, and Rabbits
7. Fresh Milk
8. Meat: Goat, Lamb, Pork, and Beef

1. Cold Storage
2. Freezing
3. Canning: Boiling-Water-Bath and Pressure Canning
4. Drying
5. Pickling
6. Making Fruit Preserves
7. Culturing Milk and Making Cheese
8. Curing Meats and Making Simple Sausage

1. Breakfast and Egg Dishes
2. Vegetable, Cheese, and Bean Dishes
3. Poultry and Meat Dishes
4. Desserts and Baked Goods

On just a quarter-acre of land, you can produce fresh, organic food for a family of four - year-round!