Table of Contents
Special Thanks ix
Preface xi
Chapter 1 The Self-Provident Home Garden 1
Chapter 2 A Modern Return to Pioneer Seed-Saving 3
Chapter 3 Renewing the Pioneer Seed Bank 9
Chapter 4 Growing Pure Seed 15
Chapter 5 The Pioneer Seed-Saving Solution 23
Chapter 6 The Challenge: Extending the Harvest 29
Chapter 7 Self-Sufficiency Using Garden Boxes 35
Chapter 8 Growing Perennial Vegetables 39
Chapter 9 Sweet Self-Reliance: Grapes & Fruit Trees 45
Chapter 10 Simple Pioneer Cellaring Solutions 51
Chapter 11 Growing Long Keepers 55
Chapter 12 Growing Early Vegetables 59
Chapter 13 Pioneer Yeast 65
Chapter 14 Modern Ideas the Pioneers Would Have Appreciated 69
Chapter 15 Perennials: Flowers Are Going to Rise 73
Chapter 16 Taking a Second Look at Fresh Eggs 83
Chapter 17 What Every Family Should Know When Considering Hen-keeping 89
Chapter 18 Solutions for the Backyard Flock 105
Chapter 19 "Museum Eggs" 121
Chapter 20 Forgotten Recipes 125
Bibliography 135
Index 139
About the Author 145
