{"product_id":"the-backyard-homestead-seasonal-planner-what-to-do-when-to-do-it-in-the-garden-orchard-barn-pasture-equipment-shed-backyard-homestead","title":"The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner: What to Do \u0026 When to Do It in the Garden, Orchard, Barn, Pasture \u0026 Equipment Shed (Backyard Homestead) (Spiral Bound)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnn Larkin Hansen is a homesteader and a small-scale organic farmer. The author of \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Organic Farming Manual\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding Good Farmland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectric Fencing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne has lived on a small farm in northern Wisconsin since 1992, where she manages a small orchard, a moderate garden, 40 acres of tillable acreage, another 20 acres of rough pasture, about 120 acres of woods. She has sold hay, eggs, pork, and chickens in the past, but her main cash crop was always beef cattle until three years ago, when she switched to custom-grazing dairy heifers for a nearby organic dairy farm. She has been a journalist for nearly 30 years, primarily for magazines publications such as \n\u003ci\u003eThe Country Today\u003c\/i\u003e, a state-wide agricultural newspaper in Wisconsin, and \n\u003ci\u003eMother Earth News\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreface \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Defining the Seasons \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Midwinter \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Soil Health and Fertility \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Late Winter \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Meeting Plant Needs \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Early Spring \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: The Lives of Poultry and Livestock \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Mid-Spring \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Rotational Grazing \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Late Spring \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topics of the Season: Cover Crops and Honey Bee Partners \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Early Summer \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Making Hay \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Midsummer \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Caring for an Orchard \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Late Summer \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Tools and Equipment \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Early Fall \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Weed, Pest, and Disease Control \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Mid-Fall \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Managing Your Woods \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Late Fall \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Restoring Biodiversity \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Early Winter \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Chores \n\u003cbr\u003e Topic of the Season: Quality of Life \n\u003cbr\u003e Tracking Your Year \n\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Priorities: Throughout the Year \n\u003cbr\u003e Resources \n\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour Success Depends on Your Timing \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether it's pruning your apple trees or tuning up your tractor, knowing when to do each chore is key to a well-run farm. Ann Larkin Hansen divides each season into early, mid, and late sections and details what needs to be done during each to keep your garden, field, pasture, orchard, beeyard, barn, coop, equipment shed, woodlot, and wildlife habitate in good order. After setting seasonal priorities, every chapter examines a specific topic - such as cover crops, honey bees, and making hay - that's especially relevant for that sub-season. This practical, informative volume also provides plenty of room for your own record-keeping. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them--no matter where on the planet you call home. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and a more in-depth discussion of key topics for the season. Easy-reference charts, checklists, and record-keeping sections help you keep track of it all. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available in this series: \n\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHansen, Ann Larkin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Larkin Hansen is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Organic Farming Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Fencing Handbook, Finding Good Farmland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaking Hay\u003c\/i\u003e; coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods \u003c\/i\u003ewith consulting forester Dennis Waterman and master logger Mike Severson; and coauthor with her husband, Steve, of \u003ci\u003eMaintaining Small-Farm Equipment.\u003c\/i\u003e She has been a journalist for more than 30 years, specializing in organic agriculture and sustainable forestry. 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