If you read my Permies Kickstarter post, then you may have caught that I mentioned a surprise. And here it is! A new book for my The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos. This one is volume 15 and is entitled
How To Grow Grain On the Homestead
Growing wheat and other grains on a homestead scale
Here's my official blurb:
When Leigh Tate started homesteading, one of her goals was to grow as much of her family's food as possible. Her previous food growing experience included vegetables, fruits, poultry, and dairy. Grains, however, were more intimidating, especially considering how grain is grown in modern times. Yet grain growing is an ancient art which is found in all civilizations and cultures. Leigh reckoned that if the generations of the past could do it, then so could she.
How To Grow Grain On the Homestead pulls together her years of experiments, experience, and research. She covers selecting grains, planting, growing, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, and storage, all on a small homestead scale, and without expensive modern equipment. If you are interested in growing your own grain, she can will help you get started too.
Chapters:
IntroductionWhy Should You Consider Growing Grain?What Equipment Will You Need?
HarvestingThreshingWinnowing
What Grains Can You Grow?
AmaranthBarleyBuckwheatCorn (Maize)MilletOatsQuinoaRiceRyeSorghumWheat
Getting Started: Start Small & ExperimentRecommended Resources
List price is $3.99
Available from:
- Permies.com in PDF format
- Kindle format
- Amazon.com (US)
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon AU
- Amazon DE
- Amazon FR
- Amazon ES
- Amazon IT
- Amazon NL
- Amazon JP
- Amazon BR
- Amazon MX
- Amazon IN
- ePub format:
Questions? I'm happy to answer them. And for a complete list of all the titles in The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos (and more!) please visit my book website, Kikobian Books.
4 comments:
What a great idea! I used to wonder about grain back when I had a large backyard, but grew fruit and vegetables. No livestock, local zoning. Maybe I'd have tried it with this book.
Liz, growing grain isn't something normally found in gardening books, is it? Probably the biggest detriment is that a decent harvest requires planting a lot of it. Even so, bread made with our homegrown wheat is absolutely the best!
This is super exciting!
For some reason, I find growing grain almost more interesting than normal gardening. I have no idea why, other than seeing the stalks and grain heads blowing in the wind is strangely tranquil - and, to your point, good for homemade bread.
TB, one of the things I admire about your gardening ventures is that you continue to grow even a small amount of grain. I say, good for you!
Grain growing seems like a real connection to our ancient agrarian past. There's something wonder-full in that.
A field of grain blowing in the wind like waves on a lake is indeed a tranquil image.
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