Homestead Books

Title	Author	Classification	Early Relevance
*The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible	Edward Smith	Garden Planning	1
The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving	Judi Kingry	Food Preservation	2
Fermented Vegetables	Kirsten & Christopher Shockey	Food Preservation	3
The Everything Soapmaking Book	Alicia Grosso	Soap	4
Gaia's Garden	Toby Hemenway	Garden Planning	5
*Encyclopedia of Country Living	Carla Emery	General Overview	6
The First-Time Homesteader	Jessica Sowards	General Overview	7
Country Wisdom and Know-How	Editors of Storey Publishing	General Overview	8
The Backyard Homestead	Carleen Madigan	General Overview	9
Seed to Seed	Suzanne Ashworth	Garden Planning	10
*The Vegetable Gardener's Bible	Edward Smith	Garden Planning	11
*The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener	Nicki Jabbour	Greenhouse	12
The Art of Fermentation	Sandor Ellix Katz	Food Preservation	13
Freeze-Drying the Harvest	Carolyn Thomas	Food Preservation	14
Dirt to Soil	Gabe Brown	Land Management	15
Restoring Ecological Health to your Land	Steven I. Apfelbaum/Alan W. Haney	Land Management	16
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory	Easley & Horne	Health	17
Medical Herbalism	David Hoffmann	Health	18
Building Small Barns, Sheds, & Shelters	Monte Burch	Structures	19
Humane Livestock Handling	Temple Grandin	Livestock	20
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals	Gail Damerow	Livestock	21
*Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens	Gail Damerow	Livestock	22
The Homesteader's Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook	Amy Fewell	Livestock	23
The Chicken Health Handbook	Gail Damerow	Livestock	24
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks	Dave Holderread	Livestock	25
The Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping	Samantha & Daniel Johnson	Beekeeping	26
Keeping Bees with a Smile	Fedor Lazutin	Beekeeping	27
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook	Carol Ekarius/Deborah Robson	Wool	28
The Joy of Keeping a Root Cellar	Jennifer Megyesi	Food Preservation	29
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep	Paula Simmons/Carol Ekarius	Livestock	30
Getting Started with Beed and Dairy Cattle	Heather Smith Thomas	Livestock	31
The Art of Natural Cheesemaking	David Asher	Cheese	32
Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking	Gianaclis Caldwell	Cheese	33