cauliflower, 20, 21, 29, 31
blanching, 61, 61
harvesting, 61
pickled, 64
saving seeds, 53
when to plant, 37, 37
cayenne, 152, 156, 173
celeriac, 73
celery, 27, 32, 44, 68–69, 155
combining with tomatoes, 57
saving seeds, 53
storing, 73
chamomile, 158, 158–59, 172, 173, 177
Champagne D’Argent rabbit, 291, 291
Chantecler chicken, 226, 227
chanterelles, 325
chard. See Swiss chard
Charolais cattle, 281–82, 282, 284
cheese press, how to make, 413
cheese, homemade, 305–14
cheddar cheese, 313
cheesemaking terms, 305
Colby cheese, 313
cottage cheese, 306
cream cheese, 306–7
garlic-herb cheese, 307
goat cheese, 307–8
hard cheese, 305, 310–11, 313
ingredients for making, 306
mozzarella, 30-minute, 308–9
Neufchâtel cheese, 306–7
rolling cheese, 307
Romano cheese, 313–14
soft cheese, 305–9
yogurt herb cheese, 306
cherries
drying, 127
wild, 325, 332
cherry trees and shrubs, 116, 118. See also fruit trees
chervil, 155, 177
Chester White swine, 287–88, 288
chestnuts, 140, 144, 144
American, 144
Chinese, 145
Chianina cattle, 282
chicken breeds
bantams, 227
dual-purpose breeds, 226, 226–27
egg breeds, 223–24, 225
endangered breeds, 226, 227
exhibition breeds, 227
meat breeds, 224–25, 225
Mediterranean, 232
chickens, 222–39
acreage needs, 13–15
allergies to, 223
bleaching sequence, 229, 229
broilers and fryers, 224, 234
butchering, 221, 234
choosing the right breed, 223–27
coop blueprints, 236, 236–39
egg production, 227–34
freezing the meat, 292–93, 293
good laying hens, characteristics, 228, 228–29
how to cut up a chicken, 235, 235
lazy layers, 228–29
meat protein comparison, 291
poultry weights, 234
pros and cons, 221, 223
pullets, 227–29
roaster, 224, 234
rooster, 222–23, 234
sausage recipe, 300
chilies, 155
Chinese cabbage, 31, 53, 60, 60, 68–69
Chinese goose, 251, 251
chives, 14, 26, 150, 159, 159
cooking with, 155, 177
in a kitchen garden, 152
in herb butter, 156
chorizo sausage recipe, 299–300
cidermaking, 136–37, 137
common apple varieties used, 136
equipment, 137
citrangequats, 125
citrus, 125, 125
Colby cheese, 313
cold frames, 36, 36
cold or flu
herb garden, 152, 152
herbal broth, 156
cold smoking, 301
collards, 20, 31, 61, 62
coltsfoot, 135, 174
Columbia sheep, 271–72
compost, 17–18, 23, 39, 61
coneflower. See echinacea
container gardening, 17, 28–29
self-watering container, 11, 17, 28, 28, 29
Continental (European) cattle breeds, 281–83, 282
cooking with grains, 192–205
bread, 197–202
cornmeal, 195
pasta, 202–5
polenta, 196
cool season crops, 31
coriander, 174, 177
corn, 20, 21, 32, 62, 180
combining with limas, 57
corn bread recipe, 195
cornmeal, 193, 195
drying and storing, 184–85
harvesting, 183–84
nutritional values, 193
planting, 37, 37, 62–63, 181, 182–83
polenta recipes, 196
pollinating, 63
popcorn, 32, 53, 183
saving seeds, 53
tasseling, 63
corn salad, 31
corn sugar, 211, 216
cornelian dogwood tree, 325
cornflower. See bachelor’s button
Cornish chicken, 224, 224
Corriedale sheep, 272, 273
costmary, 159, 159
country chicken sausage recipe, 300
cow, 257, 277. See also cattle
crab apple tree, 117
cream cheese, 306
crop rotation, 20, 22
successful practices, 24
sun-blocker rotation, 20, 20
Crossbreed swine, 287–88, 288
cucumbers, 18, 20, 21, 26, 32–33, 44
cages and trellises, 48–49, 49, 63
combining with onions, 57
crop rotation, 24
making pickles, 64
on a small plot, 19, 19
planting, 37, 37, 63, 63, 65
plastic row covers for, 34
saving seeds, 53
culture, 305
cumin, 155
curd(s), 305–11
hanging curds to drain the whey, 308
currant shrub or hedge, 116, 118
D
dairy breeds
cattle, 278, 279
goats, 259–62
dandelions, 332
bitter ale recipe, 218
coffee, 334
digger, 334
flowers, 333
growing for tea, 174
harvesting, 332–34
leaves, 332–33
roots, 333–34
wine, 129, 135, 334–35
Darwin, Charles, 222
daylilies, 332, 335
decoction, herbal, 171–72
dehydrator, 79, 128, 153–54, 184, 333
hours needed to dry fruits, 127
Delaware chicken, 226
Dexter cattle, 280
dianthus, 30
dill, 26, 155, 159, 159, 174, 177
Dominique chicken, 226, 227
Dorset sheep, 272, 273
double-dig your garden, how to, 39, 39
drugstore fold, 294, 294
drying
fruits, 127, 127–28, 128
vegetables, 79, 79
ducks
about, 246
average mature weight, 250
breeds for eggs, 248, 248
breeds for meat, 248–50, 249–50
butchering, 253–54
egg profile, 249
feathers, using, 253
feed conversion, 252
freezing the meat, 292–93, 293
raising for meat, 252–53
roasting the meat, 255
storing the meat, 254–55
Duroc swine, 287–88, 288
dwarf fruit trees, 108
E
echinacea, 152, 159–60, 160
growing for tea, 174
tincture, 160
edible flowers, 30, 158
egg production, 227–34
collecting and storing eggs, 230
determining freshness, 231–32
ducks, 249
estimating harvest, 15
gauging egg quality, 231
geese, 251
good laying hens, characteristics, 228, 228–29
lazy layers, 228–29
nutritional value, 230
preserving and storing eggs, 233
replacing pullets, 229
shell color, 232
eggplants, 20, 21, 29, 32–33, 46
combining with zucchini, 57
planting, 37, 37, 65, 65
saving seeds, 53
eggs, cooking with fresh
beating egg whites, 234
hard-boiled eggs, 232, 234
how many eggs to use, 234
Egyptian goose, 250
elderberries, 332
Embden goose, 251, 252
endive, 21, 31, 69
Epsom salts, 72
erosion, reducing, 23
F
feathers, duck and goose, 253
feeder pigs, 286–87
feijoa, 116, 125
fence trellis, 48, 48
fennel, 31, 155, 161, 161, 174, 177
fermentation, 60, 64
fertilizer and fertilizing, 22, 28 10-10-10, 54–55 5-10-10, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 77, 78
blueberries, 98
grapes, 100
seedlings, 41
feverfew, 161, 161, 174
fiddlehead ferns, 325, 332, 335
fig tree, 126
figs
drying, 127
freezing, 95
filberts, 140–41, 145
fish emulsion, 75, 78
fish, freezing, 292–93, 293
Florida White rabbit, 291, 291
flour mill, selecting a, 191, 191
flower fritters, 335
fluorescent lights for seedlings, 41, 41
foam insulation in a cold frame, 36
foraging, 325, 330–35
harvesting, 331–32
permission, 325, 330
rose hips, 332–33
tools, 331
wild food favorites, 332
fox grapes, 332
freezing
corn, 185, 185
eggs, 233
fruit, 56–57, 95, 95
herbs, 156
meat, 292–93, 293
sausage, 293, 298
vegetables, 56–57, 78–79
frost
average dates (maps), 37, 37
protection, 33–37, 90
resistant plants, 50
fruit trees, 107–114
diameters of full-grown trees, 108
drying fruit, 127, 127–28, 128
dwarf fruit trees, 108
estimating harvest, 15
fruit varieties by zone, 107–8
harvesting the fruit, 112–13
planning an orchard, 107–8
planting in three simple steps, 110, 110
pollination requirements, 107, 109, 113
pruning, 111–12, 111–12
subtropical fruits, 125–26
thinning out early fruit, 114
fruit vinegar, 139
fruiting glossary, 86
fruits and nuts
acreage plans, 13–15
backyard history, 85
G
Galloway cattle, 280
garden fork, 39
garden journal, 18
garden planning, 10–15, 20–21. See also vegetable garden
chart, 21
checking local ordinances, 11
designing on a grid, 20
saving your plan, 57
seasonal plans, 26–27, 26–27
garlic, 11, 18, 20, 27, 32, 155, 161, 161
braiding, 162, 162
cold and flu garden, 152
cooking with, 177
growing for tea, 174
herbal broth for colds, 156
in soft cheese, 306–7
geese
average mature weight, 251
breeds, 250–52, 251–52
butchering, 253–54
egg production, 251
feathers, using, 253
feed conversion rate, 252
freezing the meat, 292–93, 293
getting along with, 246–47
raising for meat, 252–53
roasting the meat, 255
storing the meat, 254–55
Gelbvieh cattle, 282, 282
geraniums, scented, 166, 166, 172
germinating seeds
indoors, 41
outdoors, 43–44
ginger
growing for tea, 174
how to grow, 151, 151
goat cheese, making, 307–8
goat milk, 264–70
contents of, 264
goat vs. cow milk, 270
how to milk a goat, 265–66, 265–66
lactose intolerance, 269
milk handling, 265
milk output, 266–67
milk stand, 265
milking equipment and supplies, 264
raw vs. pasteurized, 268–69
whole and skimmed, 270
goats, 257
acreage needs, 15
anatomical parts of a goat, 259
dairy breeds, 259–62
fiber goats, 259
meat breeds, 262, 262
meat wether, 259
miniature breeds, 263, 263
polled or horned, 261–62
raising, 258–59, 260
traits of a good milker, 261
gourds, trellises for, 49, 49
grains
acreage plans, 13–15
adding grains to family diet, 192–93
cooking with, 192–205
nutritional values of, 193
planting, 181
sprouting, 193–94, 194
granite dust, 73
grape melomel, wine recipe, 133–34
grapes, 100–106, 119
calculating vineyard size, 106
drying, 127
fox, 332
gallery of great grapes, 102–3
homemade wine secrets, 104–5
planting grapevines, 100–101
pruning, 101, 101, 104–5, 104–5
soil needs, 100–101
suggested wine grapes by region, 105–6
wild, 325
greenhouse. See cold frames
greens. See also lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard
harvesting, 50
leafy, 20
on a small plot, 19, 19
greensand, 73
Guernsey cattle, 278, 279
gumi
fruits, 325
hedge, 119
H
hackberry tree, 119
Hampshire sheep, 272–73, 273
Hampshire swine, 287
hardening off seedlings, 42–43, 43
hardy and semi-hardy plants, 37, 50
harvest, estimating output, 15
harvesting vegetables, 50
Hays Converter cattle, 284
hazelnuts, 145, 145
hedgehog mushrooms, 325
heifer, defined, 277, 277
herb garden, 11
acreage plans, 13–15
cold and flu theme, 152, 152
growing herbal teas, 173–76
kitchen theme, 152, 152
making more herbs from cuttings, 168, 168
planting from seed, 150
starting from existing plant, 150
herbal
tea, 13, 171–72, 173–76
vinegar, 169–70
herbs
32 most popular, 157–68
bouquet garni (culinary blend), 167
broth for a cold or flu, 156
butters, 156
cooking with, 177
de Provence (culinary blend), 163
drying, 153–55
freezing, 156
in cheese, 306–7
in wine, 129, 134–35
Hereford cattle, 281, 281
Hereford swine, 288
hickory nut, 140, 146, 146
shagbark, 146
shellbark, 146
hog casings, 296, 299–300
Holstein cattle, 278, 279
homestead plan
half an acre, 13, 13
quarter acre, 14, 14
tenth of
an acre, 13, 13
honey
comb, 329, 329
estimating harvest, 15
flavors of, 329
how bees make, 328
hops, 211
fresh hop ale recipe, 217–18
growing for beer, 207–8, 207–8
growing for tea, 175
horehound, 161, 161, 175, 177
horseradish, 65, 65, 68
hot bed, how to make, 34, 34
hot caps, types of, 35, 35
hot pepper jelly, 72
hot smoking, 301
huckleberry bush, 120
hyssop, 162, 162
I
ice cream, making, 320–23, 321–22
basic vanilla recipe, 322
butterfat content, 322
churn, 320–21, 321
ingredients, 321
sweeteners, 321
vanilla variations, 323
infusion, herbal, 171
inoculating beans, 55
insect pests, discouraging, 22
IRT-100, 35
J
jalapeños, 72
jams and preserves
basic strawberry jam, 90
hot pepper jelly, 72
making pectin, 90
peach preserves, old-fashioned, 113
Japanese knotweed, 325
jerky, making, 303–4
Jersey cattle, 278, 279
Jerusalem artichokes, 65, 65–66, 73
johnnycakes recipe, 195
jujube plant, 120
Juneberry plant or hedge, 116, 120
K
kale, 18, 20, 21, 27, 31, 50, 66
crop rotation, 24
fertilizing, 66
mulching, 68
saving seeds, 53
when to plant, 37, 37
Katahdin sheep, 273, 273
key limes, 125
kitchen herb garden, 152, 152
kiwi arbor, 14
kiwifruit vine, 120–21
Kniffen system, 104–5, 104–5
kohlrabi, 20, 21, 31, 53
kumquat, 125–26
L
lactose intolerance, 269
LaMancha goat, 260, 261
lamb
freezing, 292–93, 293
meat protein comparison, 291
lamb’s quarters, 332
Landrace swine, 287
landscaping with fruiting plants. See luscious landscaping
lavender, 13, 162, 162, 175, 177
lavender mint tea, 172
leaf crops, 44–45. See also spinach, celery, lettuce
leeks, 20, 21, 27, 32, 53
blanching, 66, 66
wild, 325, 332
Leghorn chicken, 224, 224, 227
legumes, 20. See also beans, limas, peas
lemon balm, 152, 162, 163, 172, 173, 177
lemon verbena, 163, 163, 172, 175, 177
lettuce, 20, 21, 29, 31, 44–45, 50
‘Arctic King’, 50
‘North Pole’, 50
‘Rouge d’Hiver’, 50
‘Winter Density’, 50
crop rotation, 24
curing with brine, 60
cutting leaves to prolong harvest, 67
harvesting, 50
on a small plot, 19, 19
planting, 37, 37, 66–67
saving seeds, 53
succession plantings, 26–27, 26–27, 66
light for seedlings, 41, 41
limas, 20, 37, 55–56
combining with corn, 57
limes, key, 125
Limousin cattle, 282, 282, 284
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