Simple Homestead Blog Hop #271

For those of you new here (Welcome!), Simple Homestead Blog Hop #271 runs every Thursday morning to Sunday evening, so spread the word and spread the love. Share your best material and check out someone else’s best material, too (maybe leave a comment letting them know you found them here at the hop!). Be sure to follow your hosts to let them know you’re here, as well! Personally, I love to use blog hops as a source of pinning material for Pinterest. I find a few posts that I really love and pin away!

First, A GIVEAWAY!

Our good friend Lisa at The Self Sufficient Homeacre has release a BOOK! YES y’all. A PHYSICAL book. She’s worked so hard and we’re over-the-moon to be finally telling you about The Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Homesteading.

The Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Homesteading is here to help you turn your property in a productive space where you can grow food for your family, save money, and live more sustainably.

Read practical, step-by-step instructions to raise crops and small farm animals, maximize harvests, and even make some extra money from a homestead business.

Create an action plan for your backyard homestead, calculate expenses, and set accessible goals for every step in the process with easy-to-follow templates, checklists, tables, and step-by-step instructions.

Build your backyard homestead and learn to live off the land!

Click here to check it out (and purchase it!)

To enter for your chance to win a physical copy of The Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Homesteading by Lisa Lombardo, use the entry form below for up to 5 entries. Giveaway begins August 13, 2020 at 1:00 AM Central time, and ends at 11:59 PM Central Time on August 19, 2020. Open to US residents ages 18 and up only. One winner will be chosen at random. No purchase necessary. Est. retail value: $22.00. Prize will be mailed by the publisher around September 1, 2020. A random winner will be chosen on August 20, 2020. Winner will be emailed at the address they used to enter the giveaway, and will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. If no reply is received before the deadline, an alternate random winner will be chosen. If you haven’t ordered your copy, you can learn more and get one here: