The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the [Paperback]

Gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects. From plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, a greenhouse, and a root cellar with storage bins, most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and easy-to-find materials. You’ll find techniques to build whatever your outdoor world is missing, with additional tips to live sustainably, happily, and independently. 

Also available in this series:The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals,andThe Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

Spike Carlsen built a tree house at the age of 8 and has been swinging a hammer ever since. He worked as a carpenter and contractor for 15 years, then as an editor withThe Family Handyman— the world’s leading DIY magazine — for another 15. He’s the author of the award-winningA Splintered History of Wood,Woodworking FAQ, andThe Backyard Homestead of Building Projects. He’s written forMen’s Health, theMinneapolis Star Tribune,American Woodworker, and other publications and has appeared on HGTV,Modern Marvels, and CBS’sThe Early Show. He and his wife, Kat, divide their time between their home in Stillwater, Minnesota, and their cabin on Lake Superior.

Build Your Self-Sufficient Life

Build-it-yourself equipment, shelters, workspaces, and storage structures are just what you need to make your backyard more productive and better organized.

Cold frames, compost bins, hose guides, raised-bed gardens, and potting benches make your vegetable gardening more pleasurable and your yields more plentiful.

Rabbit hutches, bat houses, and chicken coops protect the useful animals in your yard.

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