TY - BOOK AU - Elliott,Shaye TI - Welcome to the farm: how-to wisdom from the Elliott homestead SN - 9781493026012 PY - 2017///] CY - Guilford, Connecticut PB - Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot KW - Agriculture KW - Popular works KW - Horticulture KW - Animal culture KW - Country life KW - Self-reliant living KW - Sustainable living N1 - Includes index; The home garden -- Preserving the harvest -- For the love of chickens -- The family dairy -- Raising meat in small places -- Beginning your apiary -- Homestead orchard -- Highlights from other homesteaders N2 - Whether you want to dabble in the homesteading movement or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome to the Farm is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to growing the very best food right in your own backyard. Shaye Elliott takes readers on a journey that teaches them how to harvest baskets full of organic produce, milk a dairy cow (and make butter), plant a homestead orchard, can jams and jellies, and even raise chickens and bees ER -