Brett McLeod: The Woodland Homestead

Cover: 9781612123493 | The Woodland Homestead | Brett McLeod | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2015

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Beschreibung

A wooded property -- even just a small one -- is full of possibilities for sustainable use. Whether your goal is to grow food, harvest wood, or support livestock, forester and homesteader Brett McLeod has the knowledge, tools, and techniques you need to get the most out of your land. You'll learn how to take stock of the forest makeup, use different axes and saws, prune and coppice trees, grow fruit and berries, build living fences, and much more. Along the way, you'll read the stories of other homesteaders who, through innovation and resourcefulness, have realized their dreams of a bountiful woodland home.

Über den Autor

Brett McLeod is the author of American Axe and The Woodland Homestead and an avid axe collector and restorer. Before becoming a forestry professor and coach of the woodsmen’s team at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondack Park, he was a professional competitive lumberjack in the Stihl Ironjack Series and competed in the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Series. He lives in northern New York with his wife and his collection of 200 vintage axes.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: How to Unlock Your Woodlot's Potential

Taking Stock
Evaluating Your Options
Your Woodland Eye

Chapter 2: Tools and Techniques: Essentials for the Homestead Woodlot

The Axe
From Rusty to Trusty: Restoring an Old Axe
Felling and Chopping
The Peavey
The Bow Saw
The Chainsaw
Splitting Firewood
Skidding Logs
The Portable Sawmill

Chapter 3: Animals in the Forest: From Stumps to Greener Pastures

Silvopasture
The Closed-Loop Silvopasture Sequence
Pork Power for Stumps and Soil
Taking Stock of Livestock
Multispecies Grazing

Chapter 4: The Coppice Forest: Fauna, Fodder, Fuel and Furniture

A Brief History of Coppice Forestry
Establishing a Coppice Woodlot
Creative Woodlot Tending
Coppice with Standards
Fauna in Your Forest
Coppicing for Fodder
Coppicing for Charcoal
Forest Furniture

Chapter 5: Woodland Structures: From Living Fence to Living Barn

Fencing Psychology
A Short History of Living Fences
Living Fence for the Homestead
Inosculation Hedges
The Living Fencepost
Formerly Living Fenceposts
Building with Stumps
Shelterbelts
The Living Barn

Chapter 6: Giving Trees: Fruit, Honey, and Syrup

The Homestead Orchard
Deciding What to Grow
The Multipurpose Forest Micro-Orchard
The Art of Planting
Resurrecting the Woodland Orchard
Bees in the Woodland Homestead
Cellar and Cider: Enjoying the Harvest
The Homestead Sugarbush

Chapter 7: Farming The Forest Floo: Nuts, Berries, Mushrooms, and More

Hugelkulter: A Whole-Tree Composting System
Cultivating Forest Edibles
Edibles, Medicinals, and Miscellany
Baskets, Burls, and Birch Bark

A Typical Woodland Homestead Calendar
Resources
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Rubrik:	Ratgeber
Thema:	Lebensführung allgemein
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781612123493
ISBN-10:	161212349X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	McLeod, Brett
Hersteller:	Storey Publishing
Maße:	251 x 203 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Brett McLeod
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.06.2015
Gewicht:	0,544 kg

Artikel-ID: 105319242