Backyard Homestead

From jams and jellies, to sauces, salsas and pickles, there are many great ways to preserve the freshness and flavor of your farmstand favorites lo...

Put your backyard to work! Enjoy fresher, organic, better-tasting food all the time. The solution is as close as your own backyard. Grow the vegeta...

Authoratative and easy to read, "Your Chickens" offers children virtually all they need to know about choosing, purchasinf, raising, and showing al...

Plant a pumpkinseed with a child, and cultivate wonder. This simple act of reconnecting with children with nature is Sharon Lovejoy's purpose and j...

The North Woods Tree Guide features 36 different trees found in North America. One of the easiest ways to identify a tree is by its leaf or needle....

Have fun in the outdoors! Record your observations in this brown paper journal and collect leaves and flowers in one of the six pockets. Kee...

A simple, fully-illustrated introduction to backyard nature comes packaged with a sturdy magnifying glass, a portable nature ID chart, and an acti...

This unique, simple nature kit gives kids an accessible, engaging introduction to the woods—and the animals, insects, flora, and rocks that a natur...

Look like a bug! See like a Bug! These fun play goggles for kids come with special compound eye lenses inside that flip forward in order to experie...

With this exciting kit, your students can explore six basic weather phenomena. Experiment with static electricity that causes lightning, make your ...

Foraging in North America: The Top 12 Plants to Seek Out By: Tom Anderson Adventurre Skills Guides Identify Common Wild Edibles. Safely gather thes...

Head outside and get the buzz on bugs! Packed with educational prompts and activities, this fourth book in the Backpack Explorer series encourages...

  Whether in the rugged backcountry or a suburban backyard, kids can experience the sense of personal independence and self-confidence that come f...

Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed t...

  Live a More Self-Sufficient Life A backyard homestead can help the family stay connected to the land and learn to value se...

This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fru...

Growing vegetables and raising livestock is only the beginning of a successful homestead — that fresh food goes to waste unless you can properly pr...