The Self-Sufficient Back Yard

by Ron and Johanna Melchiore

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

Reviews

[Felicity Fields · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this off a Facebook ad, thinking it would have everything I wanted to know about homesteading. It's a good read, with some valuable information.

However, the title is misleading - the writers' experience is living in the wilderness, not a traditional back yard or urban setting of any kind. A couple chapters are based on research because the authors don't have experience (bee keeping and raised beds for "easy on the back" gardening).

Also, if you're bothered by poor grammar, this is not the book for you. Run on sentences, commas where there shouldn't be any, no comma when there should be, and mis-spelled words (by in large instead of by and large, # instead of lbs, and frig instead of fridge) are common.

[Emily Culver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very practical with lots of great content. You can tell the authors are really just wanting to share their experience homesteading and they have a ton of experience to share. There are, of course, more details that you can find on other books and sites, and different experiences and approaches, but I think for being a book that shares what they've learned it's very thorough and detailed.