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The Urban Homestead Book Review

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The Urban Homestead Book Review

The Urban Homestead was one the first books I bought on modern homesteading. It goes in to my oldie but a goody pile.

Once again life (and a very handsome 7 month old) have gotten in the way of my grand Pioneering plans. So in the interest of keeping my mind and creative juices flowing I figured it was time for a Good Old Fashioned Backyard Pioneer Book Review or  GOFBPBR for short. I feel it is time for me to give credit where credit is due and single out one of the most influential books on the Pioneer Library shelves, The Urban Homestead
by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen.

I found this book by accident while cruising Amazon.com. This book is filled with projects from the mild to the wild (Google Humanure if you dare!). While I’ll most likely never poop in a bucket inside of my own home (field expediency can’t be ruled out) I’m confident I’ll take a swing at some of the far ranging projects in this book. Some of them readers of the Backyard Pioneer will have a chance to see come to life right here on these pages. I fully enjoyed this book and reach for it often as a reference and for inspiration. It belongs on everybody’s bookshelf if for no other reason, so you can intelligently discuss the pro’s and con’s of humanure!

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  1. I’m building my “loft garden” to be grown into a “homestead in the spring” when I move. I’d love to try some of the projects in the Urban Homestead book.

  3. Ah! I’m such a fan of Erik and Kelly, I’d love to have a copy! Living on a single income and homeschooling doesn’t leave much of a budget for book expenses.

  6. I really enjoy the book! I check it out from a local library . great tips!
    I use some in my new house!

  7. I keep planning to do some big city urban homesteading, but I keep coming up short on money and time. It does give me something interesting to research at work between calls, though. A book would certainly be handy.

  8. I love the idea of being self-sufficient. We are working on learning more to help for whatever the future holds.

  9. I’m a huge fan of Erik and Kelly too. I’m reading through Making It right now and am excited to this book as well. I already have a few projects going from Making It, and I just love how they’ve put that whole book together.

  14. I’ve read this book, but don’t have a copy. I love this book. This is one of my faves, and it would be great to have a copy.

  15. I don’t think I need to google humanure. I’m sure the name says it all. I just found your site from the Frugally Sustainable blog hop. I may find the answer on your site but how do you handle laundry?

  16. I just found you on Facebook and have been reading some of your posts! I would love to add a copy of this book to my sustainable living collection!

  19. Just finished reading Making It (leant to me by a friend) and loved it. I’ve just started my life over after 23 years of marriage & a nasty divorce that changed everything. I sold all my belongings to stay home with our youngest child until she graduated high school, and have now moved from Seattle to Michigan to begin again with my new partner. His 1 acre property is paid for, and we just finished ‘remodeling’ the only existing building on the property (a garage) into our 700 sq ft cozy home. Neither of us has debt; our cell phones & utilities are our only expenses. We have 2 wells, and a very large garden area I can’t wait to plant in the spring… Life is good & I’m looking forward to the continuing adventure of our little backyard homestead. A volume of Urban Homestead for our very own would be a blessing….ahhhh, the smell of a new book, and the hours of pleasure in the read!!