Creating a Modern Homestead is a well written practical guide to planning, prioritizing, and implementing some more self-sufficient tasks in daily life by Victoria Pruett. Released 5th Aug 2025 by Globe Pequot on their Lyons Press imprint, it's 296 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.
The book has a logical and accessible format with an understandable progression. The author starts with scratch/slow cooking, deep pantries and stocking needs, through safe shelf-stable food preservation, gardening, and incorporating chickens and other lifestock, and even a solid chapter on sourdough.
This won't be the *only* book needed to get from
dreamer phase to self sufficient homesteader, but it is a very useful resource and will
be a welcome addition to the smallholder's library. This would also
make a good choice for public or possibly school library acquisition, as
well as for community gardens and allotments. The photography
throughout is superlative; clear and colorful.
Four and a half
stars. The information contained in this volume is slanted toward
readers in North America, but there are good takeaways for readers
living elsewhere.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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