Easy to read and comprehend, good and useful ideas, inspirational and instructive photos - this book seems like a great guide for suburban homesteaders. I look forward to trying out some of this!

This book is really a soup-to-nuts guide for getting started. I love it, and will recommend it to people looking to start their own small homesteads (which is becoming quite popular!)

This is a good basic book for those interested in starting their own homesteads. I do homesteading in our small city plot and had hoped for lots of ideas to also serve my demographic, but this is definitely geared towards those who have bought land and are doing it fully. Lots of photos and good info if that's what you need.

I received an ebook free from #netgalley to review this book. I would recommend this book if you want to garden and have 2+acres. It helps plan out 7 years. You start simple as most gardeners try to do too much too soon. The first year you add two plots for vegetables, then 400 ft more than fruit trees, longer term gardening and chickens. It is trying to teach you to handle what you can and no tilling. It suggests plants to try and plants to avoid. It is useful if you are just starting out. This is a better system then what has been used at m y house which was too much at once.

An interesting book with tons to think about. An enjoyable read for new or established homesteaders.

A great book for those just starting their homesteads! So many people are looking to begin homesteading lately and this is a great start! Homesteading can be overwhelming, but having a step by step process and a book that assured the reader that it’s ok to not jump all in right away is a great resource!

I love reading garden books. Many times, I get the same information from one book to another. But there is usually something for me to learn. And in this book, I learned about taking plants started indoors outdoors. If you start plants indoors than you can’t just put them out in the sun or it can kill them. I haven’t started plants indoors yet, so it’s never been something I’ve thought about. Each step gets your space larger and larger. I recommend having the space already for this. Step one starts you off with one or two beds. And step two takes you up to 400 square feet. Step three brings in fruit trees and shrubs, definitely need the space for those. And then we get to edible perennials, followed by four season growing. Step six is larger scale storage crops and step seven is fresh eggs. Each chapter walks you through what you need to know and has sections for building what you need; trellises, chicken coops, and green houses. I wish I had the space to do this.

***** I have received and read an e - ARC from NetGalley in exchange for giving my honest feedback. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.*****

An excellent book, especially in this day and age.

With the cost of living going up, and my paycheck never going up with it, I was definitely interested in this book.

Lots of great advice, some great pictures, and overall something that I’d recommend to anyone wh is interested in living a more sustainable and cost friendly lifestyle.

Well written and very informative. Especially enjoyed the part about raising chickens. Developing the garden from a small footprint with easily grown plants to a larger space that can grow many types of plants is very helpful.

My thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

We just bought 35 acres, built a new house, and I’m now ready to get a few chickens, plant some herbs and fruit trees, and create some raised planters so I can do some small-scale gardening.

A few of the topics that are covered are soil, mulching, fruit trees, edible perennials, and even a section on raising chickens.

The book has fun facts, colorful pictures, diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions. However, the main thing to remember is that you don’t have to own acres and acres. You can start these fun projects with very little space.

Very good introduction into homesteading for anyone who maybe interested. This book gives a little information on all the times that can help someone start a homestead.

The Seven-Step Homestead 232 pages and available in paperback. What I think I liked best about this is how the author explained things and wasn’t so strict about “the rules”. She talks about what she does, which was similar to my methods. I loved the Cattle Panel Greenhouse and plan on making one this year. The illustrations and pictures are very helpful and I loved the layout of the homestead. If you’re interested in homesteading I think this was a great resource.
Thanks Storey Publishing via NetGalley

Highly recommend this step by step guide to starting a homestead, or even just starting a small garden in your back yard. This book has something for everyone.

Starting a garden of any size can be very overwhelming, and this book breaks it down into easy to manage steps where you learn new skills each year. Building on those skills each year, with a logical plan, this book should be of great use to anyone looking to start producing their own food at any scale.

Over the last several years we have all experienced supply shortages that has led to the return of growing food in our own backyard. Even those of us who never considered it before are now looking for help on getting started. The Seven-Step Homestead meets anyone at any level (even if you are a prebeginner like me), acts as a guide, and helps you get your outdoor space growing healthy food for you this season and the years to come.

My favorite part of the book was seeing the chapters are actually the seven steps! This makes the book feel not overwhelming. I have tried to use other material to learn how to start a garden and quickly got discouraged when the information was too much. The layout of this book is the exact opposite. You'll see tips located on the bottom of many pages. These tips are really helpful and ended up answering questions I had while reading that part of the book.

The pictures were beautiful and useful. They showed exactly what a person should expect to see when following the directions. The structure of the chapters have an intuitive flow. The second step builds on the first step and so on. However, if you want to skip a step and learn about growing something specific, the book is laid out in a format that makes it easy to go to that information. As the steps progress, other aspects of gardening (growing in all seasons, preserving seeds for next spring, and adding in chickens) are discussed.

Because this guide is so comprehensive, I would have liked a glossary of terms in the back for a quick reference to prevent me from having to flip through pages to find a word or phrase I needed.

I can picture The Seven-Step Homestead sitting on an easily accessible shelf in my home and reaching for it a lot to use as a reference. The information is practical and won't ever become outdated. This means, I could start step one and spend years there and when I was ready for step two, I could still pick up this guide, without having to buy a more current book, and jump right in to implementing what's written.

Thank you NetGalley and Storey Publishing for sending this electronic book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

I loved this book and would buy it for my shelf! Very informative and even included chicken/coop care! I felt like the target reader would be those who have already established a garden but want to take the next step!

This was a lifesaver for this spring ! Full of useful information that will help you design the vegetable garden of your dreams (or just not lose your bean seedlings, like me !). Highly recommend !

This was pretty much everything I needed and more!

I was looking for a really good book that had everything I needed to start living off the land when we buy a new house. We are looking for one with a great backyard for this purpose. I wanted to start reading and planning before we actually moved though so I've been reading quite a few how to books. This one is by far the best. It is chalk full of all the information you need and didn't know you needed!

As someone is a huge beginner on all of this, I found this book to be absolutely wonderful and really helpful! I have an ebook but definitely plan to buy a physical so I can tab and make notes in it to reference!

Thank you Netgalley and Storey Publishing for an ARC. All opinions are mine and mine alone. :)

The Seven-Step Homestead contains seven annual steps to making yourself and your family less dependent on expensive grocery stories by growing, and later raising, your own food. We are not talking about a full-blown farm with pigs and cows. However eventually, if you follow the plan, you will have fun, eat the ultimate in locally grown produce, and save some money.

Beginning with a simple one or two bed edible garden and expanding into an entire yard with chickens for eggs, The Seven-Step Homestead covers all your beginning homesteading needs. The details within this book are awesome. The author has done a lot of the hard planning work for you with gardening charts and step by step lists to begin your homesteading odyssey. What’s nice is that the book allows people who are already finished with some of the steps to jump in where they need to advance. It is clearly and concisely organized and can serve as both a workbook and a reference book for any level of gardener.

I also appreciate the honest advice from someone who seems like a knowledgeable friend like chickens don’t save you money and they are very demanding. However, who can pass up a chicken breed named Deathlayer (for its ability to never retire from egg laying until, well death, I guess).

Overall, The Seven-Step Homestead is a great resource for would be homesteaders and just simple gardeners who want to avoid all the hassle of garden planning. 5 stars and a favorite!

Thanks to Storey Publishing and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book.

My husband has been into all things homesteading and I requested this book on his behalf. He really enjoyed it.

The Seven Step Homestead is packed full of information for people wanting a step by step guide to staying and growing a Homestead. I liked that it didn’t just have information for the very beginner but was also helpful for people like me, who are somewhere between the beginner and intermediate phase of homesteading. I’ve had a hard time finding books that fit my stage and was pleased to see this works for us! Still, I’d recommend picking it up for those looking to begin their homestead or those who aren’t too far in and those who aren’t sure exactly what to do next.