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The Backyard Homestead
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
7 posts | 6 read | 4 to read
Suggests organic methods for growing plants and raising animals on a small plot of land, explains how to determine the proper times for planting, and provides tips for using and preserving food.
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BookDadGirlDad
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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The world is going to hell in a handbasket it seems. I was raised working my grandmother's garden. Time to get back to it and grow my own.

Bookwormjillk Love The Backyard Homestead 3y
Darklunarose We backyard homestead as well. Growing our own is the best thing we started to do when the pandemic hit. 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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Does anyone out there have a bread recipe book they would recommend? I've just been using the extremely basic recipe in the tagged book - good, but I'm interested in expanding somewhat. However, I am not interested in fancy gourmet breads, which seems to be to focus of a lot of bread cookbooks!!

Here's today's loaf in the process of its second rise!

Hooked_on_books This is a classic book my mom has had for ages. It may work for you. 4y
Lcsmcat I don‘t know if it‘s still in print, but I like 4y
Scochrane26 I can ask my friend, she makes a lot easy breads. 4y
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TheAromaofBooks @Hooked_on_books - Oooo thank you!! The library has that one so I went ahead and reserved it!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Lcsmcat - Thank you!! The library doesn't have that one, so I'll have to keep an eye out for it elsewhere!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Scochrane26 - Thank you!! I'm in the early stages of playing with bread, but I have been successful enough that I haven't had to buy bread for the last three weeks, so that's kind of fun!! Not sure that I'm saving any money, but it's quite delicious! 😁 4y
Selena85 I second Beard on Bread, but also, I've made this a few times since yeast and I don't work well together. It always comes out well https://www.food.com/recipe/beer-bread-73440 4y
Deblovestoread Love beer bread! @Selena85 4y
VeganCleopatra Are you looking for sandwich bread? Is that what you made here? Is it whole wheat? I ask too many questions haha 4y
mabell For kneaded bread, I generally use the recipes from King Arthur‘s site. The recipes are always well-tested and often have great notes. They also have a blog with more info. For no-knead bread, my absolute favorite book is Bread Toast Crumbs - GREAT bread recipes and yummy recipes for using the bread you make - and terrific photos! I use this book at least 2-3 times a week! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @Selena85 - Oooo thank you, I saved that one to print off later and try!!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @VeganCleopatra - Yes, mostly sandwich bread. This particular loaf I made with half white flour and half wheat flour, and it's my favorite I've made yet. Very flavorful and not too crumbly. 4y
TheAromaofBooks @mabell - I don't know why I didn't even think to check out King Arthur's site!! That's a fantastic idea, thank you! 4y
CoffeeK8 I love this Challah bread recipe. It seems a little fancy because you have to braid it, but it‘s actually really easy https://toriavey.com/how-to/challah-bread-part-1-the-blessing-and-the-dough/ 4y
TheAromaofBooks @CoffeeK8 - Oh thank you!! I would actually love to try making Challah bread! 4y
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Ericalambbrown
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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Yay!! New book and garden planner! 😊📚🌱

GingerAntics Oooooh I wish we had a yard to do that in!!! 4y
Ericalambbrown @GingerAntics it‘s got a lot of info for small spaces. If you ever have even a small yard you may want to check it out. 4y
GingerAntics We live in an apartment. I‘m one of the stupid millennials who mortgaged their futures to “get a good job,” so I will probably never own a home, but even with a nice patio and som very big planters I might be able to have a small vegetable garden of sorts. 4y
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CoffeeCatsBooks
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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Continuing my daydreaming with this book, I just enjoy flipping through and looking at the different sections. It covers a lot of topics like cheesemaking, making vinegars, wine, and canning. About half of the book covers gardening, such as developing a small orchard or herb garden. It also gives an overview about having chickens, goats, sheep, cows, ducks 🦆 , geese, pigs 🐷 , rabbits 🐇 and bees. 🐝

I‘d like to keep 🐓, 🐐, 🐑 and 🐝 😀

AmandaL I've got this one. 👍 7y
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CoffeeCatsBooks
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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I‘ve been really sick for the last few days and haven‘t been able to read, but I️ am able to daydream about having a few acres with critters, all from my bed in my studio apartment in NYC.

This book is packed full with practical information about the care of animals and different breeds. It also goes into some of the difficulties. For instance, I‘ll end up with a lot of pet chickens 🐓 since they only lay eggs for a few years.

cobwebmoth Hope you're feeling better soon! 7y
AmandaL I can't tell you how many of these books I own! I have the farm of my dreams planned out in my head. Feel better. 😊 7y
TricksyTails Hope you feel better soon! 🤗♥️ 7y
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[DELETED] 3803335244 Feel better soon 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks @AmandaL I‘m glad I‘m not the only one. I‘ve even sketched out potential garden layouts. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks @cobwebmoth @TricksyTails @ForeverNerdy Thank you, on antibiotics now so should be better soon. 7y
Mollyanna Hope you feel better soon. 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks @Mollyanna Thank you. I hope to be myself again by the weekend. 7y
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Lmstraubie
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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This is one of my favorite spots to read although I don't get to spend nearly as much time here as I would like. #backyard #sizzlinsummerbooks @Tiffy_Reads

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💕 7y
PurpleyPumpkin That looks so lush and cozy. Lovely!😍 7y
ValerieAndBooks Nice!! And a hot tub, too!! 7y
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Crystallinegirl
The Backyard Homestead | Carleen Madigan
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So I #wannabe a backyard homesteader someday - but I've come to realize I simply won't be able to do that, at least on the east coast. The heat and humidity just saps my already lacking energy, and being hypothyroid makes me much less able to compensate for the temperatures. I still dream and read about it, though! #90sinjuly