Title:
The woodland homestead : how to make your land more productive and live more self-sufficiently in the woods / Brett McLeod ; forward by Philip Ackerman-Leist.
ISBN:
9781612123493
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Seeing the forest through the trees: how to unlock your woodlot's potential -- Tools and techniques for the homestead woodlot -- From stumps to greener pastures -- The coppice forest: one-stop shopping for fauna, fodder, fuel, and furniture -- From living fence to living barn -- Giving trees: fruit, honey, and syrup -- Understory crops: making the most of the forest floor.
Summary:
Put your wooded land to work! This comprehensive manual shows you how to use your woodlands to produce everything from wine and mushrooms to firewood and livestock feed. You’ll learn how to take stock of your woods; use axes, bow saws, chainsaws, and other key tools; create pasture and silvopasture for livestock; prune and coppice trees to make fuel, fodder, and furniture; build living fencing and shelters for animals; grow fruit trees and berries in a woodland orchard; make syrup from birch, walnut, or boxelder trees; and much more. Whether your property is entirely or only partly wooded, this is the guide you need to make the best use of it.
OCLC Number:
ocn902599727
Availability:
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