Epic Homesteading: Your Guide to Self-Sufficiency on a Modern, High-Tech, Backyard Homestead

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Followed by millions @epicgardening, Author Kevin Espiritu has built a modern, high-tech homestead on a modest urban lot. In Epic Homesteading, he teaches you how to do the same, wherever you live.

As Kevin has proven—thanks to his enthusiasm and willingness to experiment—there’s no need to go “back to the land,” live off-grid, and leave behind modern conveniences to improve your self-sufficiency and autonomy. Anyone can do it.

Follow in Kevin’s footsteps with this accessible, beginner-friendly guide to embracing today’s technology to grow and preserve food, raise mini livestock like bees and chickens, set up automated systems like irrigation and greywater recycling, and so much more.

The high-tech homesteading concepts and projects introduced in Epic Homesteading show you that, wherever you are in the world—city, country, or suburbia—homesteading is for YOU!

Learn how to:
  Use solar power  Automate rainwater catchment and distribution Set up your food-growing spaces, outdoors and in  Plant and care for a small orchard, including pest management Cultivate microgreens and sprouts Keep bees, chickens, and quail  Use laundry and shower greywater in the garden Preserve food Seek out and utilize free resources  Maximize energy efficiency through a mini-split system, smart lighting, and timers
Plus, you’ll find large and small step-by-step DIY projects to power-up your homestead quickly. As an added bonus, Kevin also shares advice on more complex subjects, such as investigating local zoning regulations and permitting requirements, staying organized, understanding your limitations, and designing your homestead for efficiency and beauty.

Learn how to make an epic homestead of your own and, as Kevin likes to say, “Keep on Growing!” For more small-space gardening advice from Kevin, check out his other books, Field Guide to Urban Gardening and Grow Bag Gardening. 

From the Publisher

There is no once-size-fits-all garden. Consider the purpose of your garden. Are you trying to grow 100 percent of the food for your family, or are you trying to get a nice flower garden or a nice kitchen garden for your homestead?

Compost is as simple as it is valuable. You’re left with compost when organic matter is decomposed by organisms and microorganisms. This same action occurs in the soil, as you incorporate organic materials and leave plant roots in place after a crop is finished. The material breakdown happens faster in a compost pile because you can create the ideal conditions for decomposition.

Harvesting and conserving water resources are becoming more important as rainfall becomes more uncertain. One year you may have it, and the next you won’t. I put in place a number of water-wise systems and practices at the Epic Homestead, and there’s even more that can be done on homesteads large and small.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cool Springs Press (January 9, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760383766
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760383766
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches