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u/CaliforniaJade · 5 pointsr/gardening

Winter squash. I grew a 10x10 plot of squash, it might just get you through winter. Grow a variety of different types, squash for immediate use and squash for storage. Look up Carol Deppe, she wrote: http://www.amazon.com/The-Resilient-Gardener-Production-Self-Reliance/dp/160358031X

u/spontanewitty · 2 pointsr/homestead

All of the posts so far are great. I would also suggest to anyone with less space, look into miniature or smaller breeds of certain livestock, possibly. There are quite a few books on working to get more out of small plots when it comes to gardening and farming. Rotational grazing and other wise pasture management can help you get the most out of your space without turning it into a manure-coated moonscape! There are many more, but here are a few of my favorites to homesteaders starting out. Others have already mentioned some I really like as well.

Desert or Paradise - Sepp Holzer
*Sepp usually works with larger tracts of land, but his methods and ideas often still apply to smaller scale.


The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It - John Seymour This one talks about a variety of DIY homesteading things. It also gives some basic layout and space allocation ideas for different sizes of homesteads. They're a suggestion, not an absolute template. Customize to your needs as with everything.



The Resilient Gardener - Carole Deppe Carole discusses growing the majority of food for her and her flock of dual-purpose (meat and egg) ducks. She's also a scientist and shows ways to work more efficiently. She has a couple other great books and sells seeds when she has extra. Her method of growing certain types of garbanzo beans to pop into a nutty treat is something I'd like to try. http://www.caroldeppe.com/

Also check out this site. They grow quite a bit on a well-tended suburban-size lot. It's about 1/5 an acre.
http://urbanhomestead.org/

u/ranprieur · 2 pointsr/collapse

For primitive survival, the Tom Brown books are nice.

For gardening, there's a great book that just came out, The Resilient Gardener.

In a crisis situation, you don't want to read a book -- you want to have already read the books and learned the skills.

u/DoublePlusGoodly · 2 pointsr/homestead

https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Gardener-Production-Self-Reliance-Uncertain/dp/160358031X

Or anything by the author, Carol Deppe. She also has a website, seed company, and a pretty loyal following.