The Woodland Homestead

Description

“How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods.”

Unlock the potential of your wooded land.  Even just a small lot is full of possibilities for sustainable use.  Growing food, harvesting wood, or supporting livestock–Brett McLeod will teach you how to get the most out of your land.

Learn how to take stock of the forest, use different axes and saws, prune and coppice trees, grow fruit and berries, build living fences, and much more.  You’ll read stories of other homesteaders who have realized their dreams of a bountiful woodland home.

With 1 acre in 1 year, you can:

• produce a face cord of firewood
• harvest five bushels of fruit
• make syrup out of maple, birch, walnut, or sycamore trees
• save more than $200 by growing your own fence posts
• save more than $300 on feed for small livestock by using natural forage
• grow $100 worth of mushrooms
• grow enough willow whips to weave a basket for your bountiful harvest