A review by kimschmidt
The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency by Anna Hess

4.0

This was an accidentally book, in that I found it as I was browsing rather quickly at the library. I loved how it was divided into projects as well as monthly things to do throughout the year. Hess does a wonderful job of including not only sustaining on growing your own food, but being prepared for emergencies (water, light, heat) as well as keeping chickens, setting up rain barrels and more. She also takes into account urban, suburban, and rural living. While about half the book mentions things I've learned with time as a gardener, I found some very helpful tidbits. Lovely book!