The perfect guide to the "good life" for today's back-to-the-earth enthusiast, The Practical Homestead shows you how it's done, regardless of where you live, even if it means starting with a small window box in the middle of the city. From the basics of home farming, livestock care, gardening for food, raising field crops, and preparing food from the crops and animals one has raised by hand, The Practical Homestead will inspire you to live the country life.