Homesteading for Beginners

“A must-have book for anyone wanting to live a self-sufficient lifestyle right where they are. This is a comprehensive and thorough book for all your homesteading needs. Lisa shares her experience on every topic to help guide the reader in getting started with their own backyard homestead.” – Amber Bradshaw, Founder of Myhomesteadlife.com, Author of Beekeeping For Beginners and The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Goats, TV Personality, and Homesteader“Interested in homesteading but not sure where to start? This is the perfect guide for the absolute beginner hoping to set up a backyard homestead on a small suburban lot. Detailed checklists and cost breakdowns guide from start to finish” – Ashley Adamant of Practical Self Reliance, practicalselfreliance.com“Lisa Lombardo is a longtime voice in the homesteading world, and her new book reflects her vast experience. The reader will find assistance with planning, financial concerns, animal husbandry, and garden plans. Worksheets accompany the detailed instructions for each aspect of homestead production. If I could only have one homesteading guide on my bookshelf, this book would take that place.” – Janet Garman, Owner of Timber Creek Farm, timbercreekfarmer.com and Author of 50 Do It Yourself Projects for Keeping Goats, 50 Do It Yourself Projects for Keeping Chickens, and Keeping Sheep and Other Fiber Animals“Lisa’s book takes individuals who seek to live a self-sufficient life by the hand, providing the necessary steps on how to establish a successful homestead. The tips and detailed information she provides for gardening, growing grains, and raising livestock are invaluable for those who are new to the lifestyle. Coming from a suburban housewife with no background on farming or living sustainably, I wish I had Lisa’s book when we first started our journey. Establishing this life would have been much easier!” – Ann Accetta-Scott, Blogger at afarmgirlinthemaking.com and Author of The Farm Girl’s Guide to Preserving the Harvest“While we personally have a lot of room for free-ranging chicken and large gardens on our New England sugarbush, I’ve often wondered how folks homestead so successfully in a small space. Lisa not only answers this question but meticulously walks you through maximizing your space and diversifying your homestead, no matter what the size. Thank you, Lisa, for a valuable tool that will help make simpler living a reality for many folks who are longing for it.” – Michelle Visser, Creator of the Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy podcast, Owner of SoulyRested.com, and Author of Sweet Maple

Lisa Lombardo is a full-time gardener, homesteader, and author with a background in horticulture and landscape design. She grew up on a homestead and has raised her own food on urban, suburban, and rural lots for more than 30 years.