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Stuffed with Deliciousness Discover the world of flavor possibilities when you make sausage at home – from spicy andouille, linguica, and chorizo to down-home bangers, kosher salami, and satisfyingly sweet maple breakfast sausage. Step-by-step directions teach you how to create fresh, smoked, and dry-cured sausage. Equipped with your new skills, you can then make links and patties that appeal to every palate, with 100 recipes for beef, poultry, pork, wild game, seafood, and even vegetarian sausages. 100 additional sausage-based recipes serve up diverse dishes for every meal of the day!

Expert Knowledge for Small Farms Keep your animals calm and safe with Temple Grandin's groundbreaking insights and methods, now tailored specifically for small farms. Understand the behavior, fears, and instincts of cattle, goats, pigs, and sheep, and set up the most humane, healthy, and productive systems and facilities on your farm. Farm Smarter with Dr. Grandin's Principles: - Gather and drive your herd by working with grazing animals' instincts for avoiding predators. - Move your herd at the pace of its slowest member. - The leader of the herd or flock is usually not the dominant animal. - Moving sheep through a gate is like siphoning water; never break the flow of their follow-the-leader instinct. - Prevent many serious behavior problems by raising young animals in social groups with other animals.

EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Put your sewing skills to work making custom window dressings that reflect your personal style. From calculating yardage to selecting appropriate fixtures and hardware, expert sewing instructor Rebecca Yaker guides your through the entire process. You'll learn how to choose fabric, pick the length that works for your windows, and even add linings for better shaping and increased privacy. Tab top or tie top, rod pocket or grommets, custom-made curtains bring fresh appeal to your windows.

Heritage Breeds for a Healthy FutureHeritage-breed animals -- developed over thousands of years to fit with local environments, farming methods, and purposes -- are wonderful choices for today's small-scale sustainable farms. Explore the origins and attributes of hundreds of heritage breeds to find animals well suited to your needs and goals. You'll be preserving genetic diversity for future generations while benefiting from resilient, economical livestock.The Livestock Conservancy is a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and promoting rare breeds of livestock. Founded in 1977, it has initiated programs that have saved many heritage livestock breeds from extinction, and it works closely with similar organizations in other countries, including Rare Breeds Canada.

Raise Your Rabbit-Raising Know-HowFor the first-time pet owner and the experienced livestock farmer alike, rabbit expert Karen Patry addresses questions and concerns about housing, feeding, breeding, and caring for rabbits at every stage of their lives. From choosing productive meat and fiber breeds to preparing a proper nest box and coaxing a fussy bunny to eat, you'll find proven answers and humane solutions to all your rabbit-raising quandaries.

"My year is now measured not by days but by life cycles. My holy days are based on the work and events of the farm and the seasons." - Jenna Woginrich Liberated from a Monday-to-Friday office routine that left her yearning for full days of caring for crops and animals, Jenna Woginrich settles into the rhythms and rituals of running a small farm.Her eloquent record of thistime expresses deep gratitude for everything her new way of life offers, from the joy of delivering twin lambs to the intense emotions of pig harvest day. Beginning and ending in October - the conclusion of a successful growing season and the beginning of a long, reflective winter - Jenna's seasonal writings reveal the daily surprises and moments of pure grace that fill a farm year."

Savor the Summertime Flavor of Fresh Fruit All Year Long!Admiring brightly colored jars of jams, jellies, marmalades, and other fruit spreads in your pantry is sure to bring a bit of summer sunshine into even the coldest, grayest days of winter. Combining centuries-old lore with state-of-the-art methods, this bulletin will teach you everything you need to know to transform fresh fruit into tempting preserves. Here you'll find wonderful, flavorful recipes - even some that are low in sugar. These are just a few:        ¿    Red Raspberry Preserves        ¿    Spiced Strawberry Jam        ¿    Ginger Jam        ¿    Apple Butter        ¿    Lemon Jelly        ¿    Carrot and Orange Marmalade

A Hideaway Everyone Can Build There's nothing like the promise of a members-only clubhouse to inspire kids to learn building skills, develop a plan, and work together. Even families with no prior building knowledge will be amazed at how easy and rewarding it is to put up a customized backyard structure. The simple, fully illustrated instructions in Keep Out!, nine basic hand tools, and inexpensive or recycled materials are all that's needed to build a clubhouse kids will use and enjoy for years.

Useful and lovable, sheep make wonderful backyard pets. Their fleece is fundamental to all sorts of fiber arts; their ultra-rich, high-fat milk produces delicious cheese; and if you raise herding dogs, sheep are a must! Sue Weaver's complete guide to raising two or twelve sheep covers everything from their place in history to their place in your backyard. The essential beginner's guide to:- Choosing a breed. Select the sheep that best suit your climate, facilities, and purpose.- Housing and feeding. You want your sheep to be comfortable, well nourished and safe.- Caring for sheep. Identify and treat illnesses and afflictions, breed your ewes, and see them safely through lambing season.- Producing beautiful fleece. Handspinner-quality fleeces don't just happen; discover how to get the best from your sheep.- Milking. Basic techniques and tips on handling your fresh milk will turn you into a pro in no time.- Making cheese. Sheep-milk cheese and yogurt are two of the finest reasons to keep sheep.

Beekeeping 1-2-3 Essential information to see you through the first year -- from inspecting the hive to avoiding stings Keeping bees is fun and fascinating and stocks your pantry with liquid gold. Who could ask more of a hobby? With practical instruction and personal observations, Alethea Morrison guides you in choosing equipment and managing healthy colonies through every season. Profiles of urban beekeepers offer advice on keeping hives in cities, and Mars Vilaubi's up-close photography reveals the inner workings of a busy hive, the anatomy of a honey bee, and much more.

Deliciously simple lobster recipes bring the taste of seaside summers to your table anytime. In addition to tasty versions of all your favorite classics, you'll love the simplicity of lobster tacos, the creamy goodness of lobster mac and cheese, and the easy decadence of scrambled eggs studded with lobster meat. It's always a good time to enjoy everyone's favorite crustacean.

The Best Hutches for Your RabbitsProvide a secure environment for your rabbits with a well-built rabbitry. Rabbit-raising expert Bob Bennett has built more than a few hutches over the years, and he shares his plans for designing and building efficient facilities for sheltering backyard rabbits in safety and comfort, whether it's just two or as many as one hundred. If you're interested in growing into a large-scale commercial operation, Bennett will help you begin your expansion, too. Profiles of rabbit owners across the United States offer first-hand accounts of successful housing projects, lessons learned from those that were less successful, and inside glimpses of innovative methods and unique facilities.

The Knitter's Life List" is a richly illustrated road map to woolly adventures guaranteed to get any knitter's needles clicking faster. Listing more than 1,000 must-have experiences, this is the ultimate guidebook to everything knitting. 320 pp. 30,000 print.

From Feeder Pig to Bacon in 5 Months Pigs don't need a lot of space to thrive, and they're naturally tidy and easy to care for. Pigs are also an efficient choice for the backyard meat producer -- in just five to eight months, your little shoat will reach 250 pounds (depending on the breed you choose) and yield about 100 pounds of succulent pork, ready for curing, smoking, or freezing. Count on Sue Weaver's expert guidance to help you choose a flavorful breed, formulate a proper diet, and provide safe and comfortable backyard living quarters.

A diverse flock of poultry can provide free-range meat, a rainbow of eggs, and endless entertainment---all delivered from the confines of your backyard or small farm. Glenn Drowns, an expert on rare breeds and varieties of turkeys, ducks, geese, chickens, and other birds, delivers everything you need to know to raise healthy, safe poultry.The revised and updated fourth edition includes:*Expanded breed coverage, including heritage and rare breeds*Complete daily care and feeding instructions*Emphasis on providing birds with room to roam and peck*Tips on growing your own feed*Information on less common species---pigeons, doves, emus, ostriches, peafowl, and swans

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"This colorful, easy-to-follow, beginner cookbook from ChopChop Family magazine features more than 250 recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, specially designed to appeal to both adults and kids in budget- and time-strapped families"--

The Secret to Successful Sock KnittingIf you've mastered the basic knit stitch, a pair of beautiful socks is within reach, using Safiyyah Talley's Two-Socks-in-One method. Step by step, Talley leads you through the process of knitting one long tube and strategically placing scrap yarn so you can later add the heels and toes. No heel turning or Kitchener stitching necessary!The best part, though, is that this original technique is fully customizable. Using Talley's clear instructions and charts, you'll be able to knit a pair of socks, two at a time, using whatever yarn or needles you like.

"In this new poetry anthology, Leaning toward Light, acclaimed poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor brings together a diverse range of contemporary voices to offer poems that celebrate that joyful connection to the natural world"--