Free (Kindle) Weekend Homesteaders by Anna Hess

[bookratt]

FREEBIE From Backwoods Home Magazine

Ask Jackie: Water bath canning [Kindle Edition] Jackie Clay-Atkinson (Author), Backwoods Home Magazine (Editor)


http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Jackie-Wat...r+bath+canning

This volume answers questions entirely about water bath canning. Here, Jackie shares jam, jelly, and preserves recipes including pear-vanilla jam and ginger-quince jam, and provides an overview of proper pickling. She also gives step-by-step instructions for canning fruit, as well as tips for sugar-free canning.

[koland]

Originally Posted by bookratt

One more that may be of interest...

Pioneering Today [Kindle Edition] Melissa Norris (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Pioneering-Tod...154606011_f_42

Unless it was a 12 hour special, this is a free-to-borrow selection today (at least, in the US).

[Soldim]

Once more

Originally Posted by bookratt

Now September edition is FREE!

Weekend Homesteader: September [Kindle Edition] Anna Hess (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Homest...s_154606011_61

September is peak harvest time on the homestead. This volume of Weekend Homesteader focuses on the month's garden abundance as you learn to spice up your cooking, can tomatoes for the winter, and save seeds for next year's garden. Meanwhile, our teamwork exercise is a restful interlude from the hard culinary and horticultural work.

For those of you who are new to Weekend Homesteader, this series walks you through the basics of growing your own food, cooking the bounty, preparing for emergency power outages, and achieving financial independence.

[bookratt]

This one is free again, if you missed it last month...

Backwoods Home Magazine - Jul/Aug 2011 (#130) [Kindle Edition] Backwoods Home Magazine (Editor)


http://www.amazon.com/Backwoods-Home...5329387&sr=1-1

Back issue No. 130 contains: Wash Day -- Jackie Clay uses an old-fashioned ringer washer to wash and dry the family’s clothes; the types and uses for wheat, and how to store it; how to buy a backhoe, dogs that can hunt; making delicious kebabs; how to keep the cost of beef low; the proper care of the American flag; Mas Ayoob gives a primer on using the correct ammo; brew your own root beer; making grandma’s soup from your garden; conquering hornworms; using brown rice in recipes; making money from blueberries; and Dave Duffy talks about a government with not enough to do but lots of hungry mouths to feed. Plus, Jackie Clay answers questions about powdered eggs, how much to plant in the garden, Hopi Pale Grey recipes, sweet potato slips, canning corn and sauerkraut, canning gravy and nuts, keeping eggs fresh, dehydrating ham, solar generators, training a milk cow, dehydrating garden seeds, and raising pigs.

[mayoi]

Thank you!

[bookratt]

Prepping To Survive: How To Plan And Protect Your Family And Friends During Any Disaster [Kindle Edition] Brian Night (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Prepping-To-Su...154606011_f_60

Free Today Only! $10 value! Download now and learn the skills you need to protect your family and friends from any disaster!


This Book Will Teach You:
Why you need to be prepared for any type of disaster whether it's natural or man made
Tips and techniques that can save your life during a disaster
How to create a disaster gameplan
How to keep your family, friends, and pets safe during a disaster
Whether you should stay or evacuate
How to stockpile and find sources of water and food
How to deal with sanitation during a disaster
How to protect yourself and your family during a disaster
Natural disasters, terrorism and war can occur at anytime as our planet continues to become increasingly volatile. Understanding and planning for these events can be the difference between life and death. This book will teach you how to plan and prepare for common natural disasters from hurricanes to tornadoes from floods to earthquakes. In addition to teaching you how to prepare for these natural disasters we will also teach you how to prepare for a host of lower probability disasters such as terrorism, riots and war. Even though these are unlikely scenarios having a plan will provide you and your family with security and protection should these worst case scenarios occur. Every family should have a basic survival plan and an understanding of how to survive any of these disasters which seem to be occurring more frequently. The acceleration in global warming increases the odds of violent weather no matter where you are located. This means that you need to be prepared. This book will show you how to create a plan to survive for your family, loved ones and pets. When a disaster does occur this book might be the difference between life and death. You should download it now!

[bookratt]

FREEBIE AGAIN....

Originally Posted by bookratt

Now January Edition is FREE!!

Weekend Homesteader: January [Kindle Edition] Anna Hess (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Homest...s_154606011_37

Are you dreaming of summer tomatoes and homegrown eggs? January is the perfect time to get next year's garden off to a good start by testing and improving your soil. Meanwhile, building a chicken coop or tractor will pave the way for bringing home some egg-laying friends next month. For more immediate gratification, learn the science behind bread-making and prepare emergency lighting systems so you're not stuck in the dark if the power goes out.

For those of you who are new to Weekend Homesteader, this series walks you through the basics of growing your own food, cooking the bounty, preparing for emergency power outages, and achieving financial independence. Technically, the series began in May (or November in the southern hemisphere), but most of the projects are designed to be accessible even to someone starting from square one each month. This ebook, and each other volume in the series, presents one easy and fun project for each weekend so that you'll keep making headway without becoming overwhelmed.

[bookratt]

Backwoods Home Freebies this week:

Wednesday December 19th: Download FREE --“ Ask Jackie: Pressure canning”: http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Jackie-Pre...=Ask+Jackie%3A

This Ask Jackie guide contains a wealth of knowledge on pressure canning, and comes chock-full of recipes and advice. Throughout its pages, the book covers dairy-related questions, gives recipes for hearty home canned meals, extensively covers vegetable and tomato canning, and touches on nuts, legumes, and peppers. This is a wonderful counterpart to Water Bath Canning.

Thursday December 20th: Download FREE -- “Ask Jackie: Food storage”: http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Jackie-Foo...=Ask+Jackie%3A

Food Storage is the ultimate guide to storing food. A small sampling of the book includes Jackie's insights on building a root cellar, mastering the art of dehydration, keeping meat from going rancid, and preserving potatoes. This guide to food preservation addresses a variety of homesteaders, and is equally relevant to those who live at high elevation, in wet climates, or even in sub-zero temperatures.

Friday December 21st: Download FREE -- “Ask Jackie: Homestead cooking”: http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Jackie-Hom...=Ask+Jackie%3A

This large book is perfect for the kitchen. Departing from canning, this installment of the "Ask Jackie" series covers everything from vegetables to vinegar. Spanning from dairy, to grains, to meals, to fruit and vegetables, its pages provide delicious recipes, handy hints, and practical advice for those learning to cook or perfecting their skills as a self-sufficient homesteader. This fits nicely with both Water Bath Canning and Pressure Canning to provide a truly comprehensive guide to food preparation.

[bookratt]

Free today only!

Originally Posted by bookratt

Backwoods Home Freebies this week:

Thursday December 20th: Download FREE -- “Ask Jackie: Food storage”: http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Jackie-Foo...=Ask+Jackie%3A

[wvcherrybomb]

So bummed that I missed out on all the Backwoods Home Magazines. I hope they do some more freebies.

[bookratt]

Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

So bummed that I missed out on all the Backwoods Home Magazines. I hope they do some more freebies.

When they have done them as freebies, they do not last long! I try to check them out when I can to see if they are free again.

[bookratt]

THE NOVEMBER EDITION IS FREE AGAIN.....

Originally Posted by bookratt

NOW NOVEMBER EDITION IS FREE!

Weekend Homesteader: November [Kindle Edition] Anna Hess (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Homest...s_154606011_95

Chilly November weather drives even the most hardy homesteaders inside. But the onset of the cold season doesn't mean the end of fun homesteading projects. This month, you'll learn to rotate garden beds to keep diseases at bay, to store drinking water for use during power outages, to put an entire chicken to use in the kitchen, and to bring in cash without going to the office.

For those of you who are new to Weekend Homesteader, this series walks you through the basics of growing your own food, cooking the bounty, preparing for emergency power outages, and achieving financial independence. Technically, the series began in May (or November in the southern hemisphere), but most of the projects are designed to be accessible even to someone starting from square one each month. This ebook, and each other volume in the series, presents one easy and fun project for each weekend so that you'll keep making headway without becoming overwhelmed.

[bookratt]

IF YOU MISSED JULY, IT IS AVAILABLE AGAIN.

Originally Posted by bookratt

NOW JULY EDITION IS FREE!!

Weekend Homesteader: July [Kindle Edition] Anna Hess (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Weekend-Homest...igital-text_90

If May on the homestead is about planting and June is about weeding, July is all about eating. This month's edition of Weekend Homesteader brings you back to the garden as you learn to make soup, freeze the bounty, and keep the weeds under control with mulch. Meanwhile, you'll continue on your path to financial independence with a quick course on budgeting.

For those of you who are new to the Weekend Homesteader, this monthly ebook series walks you through fun projects that introduce growing your own food, cooking the bounty, preparing for emergency power outages, and achieving financial independence.

[bookratt]

How to Grow Potatoes: Planting and Harvesting Organic Food From Your Patio, Rooftop, Balcony, or Backyard Garden (Booklet) [Kindle Edition]


http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-Potat...154606011_f_95

Download and read this book now on your Kindle, iPhone, iPad, PC, or
Mac with free Kindle App, or read online with Amazon's Cloud Reader
Perfect beginners guide to growing potatoes. This booklet explains how to plant and grow organic potatoes for food in the home garden. Recommended for backyard gardeners and container gardeners with small city-sized yards, patios, balconies, decks, and rooftops. Written by the author of the best-selling Fresh Food From Small Spaces gardening book, a former columnist for Urban Farm magazine.

Topics Include:

* Why Grow Potatoes? Six Great Reasons
* Different Kinds of Potatoes (and Where to Get Them)
* Growing in Containers, Raised Beds, and Traditional Rows
* Planting and Hilling Potatoes
* Soil, Fertilizer, and Watering Needs
* How to Harvest Potatoes
* Storing Potatoes for Later Use
* Bonus: Two Secret Tips for Getting More (and More Delicious) Potatoes

Potatoes are one of the simplest food crops to grow at home. In this booklet, you will learn how to plant and grow potatoes in any sized garden. Even if you have no garden at all, and merely a doorstep, patio, rooftop, balcony, or deck, you can grow potatoes in very small spaces. Learn which type of containers potatoes thrive in, producing bigger harvests than you'll ever get from a bed in the ground. Learn how to select and plant potatoes that mature earlier than others, giving you a quick food harvest even in a short season climate with cold winters.

Be More Self-Sufficient

No other food crop allows you to do so much with so little as the potato. In fact, this is the most productive food staple you can produce at home. Just imagine how much space it would take to grow enough wheat, rye, oats, barley, rice, or other food staple to feed a family. Yet you can grow enough potatoes on your doorstep to feed a person for days.

Grow Your Own Food and Save Money

Save some money this year and grow some delicious homegrown food, starting with potatoes and other organic vegetables. Learn which type of containers to grow spuds in for AMAZING yields. Learn how to plant and grow organic potatoes in garden rows, raised beds, and anything that holds soil or mulch (even garbage cans). Get this terrific guide today and start growing your own spuds!

[mayoi]

How to Grow Potatoes: Planting and Harvesting Organic Food From Your Patio, Rooftop, Balcony, or Backyard Garden

Thanks!