Publisher's Synopsis
Homesteading isn't just for Instagram influencers with 50 acres. Most beginners quit after wasting $300 on dead seedlings, zoning law headaches, or chickens that stop laying eggs.
No Land? No Experience? No Problem
- Turn balconies into urban container gardens with self-watering planters made from old tires.
- Convert "dead" patio corners into herb spirals for small-space permaculture.
- Fix bad soil in 14 days using free compost hacks.
Your First 30 Days, Done For You
- Build a chicken coop from pallets.
- Preserve 6 months of tomatoes with a DIY solar dehydrator.
- Slash grocery bills by 40% using foolproof companion planting charts.
Stop Wasting Time (and Money)
- Homesteading in strict neighborhoods
- Set up rainwater harvesting systems using old trash cans ($0 budget).
- Trade zucchini for fresh milk.
Who Needs This Book?
- Apartment dwellers with zero yard space (grow potatoes in a trash can - page 67).
- Suburban moms tired of wasting $1,500/year on grocery-store herbs that rot in 3 days.
- DIY flops who've killed fake plants (these blueprints work for all thumbs).
Harvest eggs from your stealthy backyard coop
Stockpile 6 months of food like a squirrel on espresso
Bask in smug glory as neighbors beg for your pest-spray recipe
Side effects include kids asking for kale and friends demanding garden tours.
