If your looking for a way to distance yourself from society and become more self sufficient, and are not sure where to start, you have come to the right place! If you want to do a little or a lot, it is really up to you how much you get into it. Learn to sustain life on your own terms and survive off the land with very limited resources. You can achieve this if you have an apartment with a balcony or a house with a little or a lot of land. You can apply these ideas to any space.Here are some key topics that will be covered in this bookWhat is Backyard Homesteading?The benefits of Backyard HomesteadingYour carbon footprintGetting Started/Mapping your HomesteadFencing PermacultureBuilding spaces for animalsKnowing your seasonsCompostingUrban GardeningPreparing your garden for planting Seed collectingDealing with pests, diseases and weedsRaised bedsCare of your gardenHow to make your garden lastCanning and PreservingWater bathPressure canningPicklingPreserves, jams and jelliesDrying and Underground storageAnimal Husbandry and Bee KeepingBuilding EnclosuresMaintaining and HarvestingPreparing and Preserving MeatButcher HumanelyCanning meatDrying meatBrewing, Baking and FermentingBeer and Hard CiderWineBreadsBuilding ProjectsGarden ProjectsIrrigationWater CollectionCrafting IdeasCandles and SoapsPotpourriHand Crafted TextilesI hope this book helps you in your own adventure in becoming self sufficient. Happy Homesteading!