The Woodland Homestead
How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods
Author: Brett McLeod and Philip Ackerman-Leist
From shelter to food to fuel and more, The Woodland Homestead gives you all the tools and information you need to sustainably use your woodlot to its fullest potential.
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From shelter to food to fuel and more, The Woodland Homestead gives you all the tools and information you need to sustainably use your woodlot to its fullest potential.
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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.
Critic Reviews
“"When you start reading The Woodland Homestead , you'll learn how to think about your woodland not only as an ecosystem but also as an 'ecology of possibilities'." -- from the foreword by Philip Ackerman-Leist "A friendly and informative book about a subject that intimidates many folks new to homesteading. McLeod makes a walk in the woods a whole new world." -- Jenna Woginrich, author of One-Woman Farm , Barnheart , and Chick Days”
"When you start reading The Woodland Homestead, you'll learn how to think about your woodland not only as an ecosystem but also as an 'ecology of possibilities'."
-- from the foreword by Philip Ackerman-Leist
"A friendly and informative book about a subject that intimidates many folks new to homesteading. McLeod makes a walk in the woods a whole new world."
-- Jenna Woginrich, author of One-Woman Farm, Barnheart, and Chick Days
About the Author
Brett McLeod is the author of American Axe and The Woodland Homestead and an avid axe collector and restorer. Before becoming a forestry professor and coach of the woodsmen s team at Paul Smith s College in the Adirondack Park, he was a professional competitive lumberjack in the Stihl Ironjack Series and competed in the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Series. He lives in northern New York with his wife and his collection of 200 vintage axes.
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A wooded property -- even just a small one -- is full of possibilities for sustainable use. Whether your goal is to grow food, harvest wood, or support livestock, forester and homesteader Brett McLeod has the knowledge, tools, and techniques you need to get the most out of your land. You'll learn how to take stock of the forest makeup, use different axes and saws, prune and coppice trees, grow fruit and berries, build living fences, and much more. Along the way, you'll read the stories of other homesteaders who, through innovation and resourcefulness, have realized their dreams of a bountiful woodland home.
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