Ann Larkin Hansen

This hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them — no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and...

Discusses what farmers do and how their work has changed and continues to change over the years.

Describes how each season of the year affects farmers and the work they do.

"Your success depends on your timing. Whether it's pruning your apple trees or tuning up your tractor, knowing when to do each chore is key to a well-run farm. Ann Larkin Hansen divides each season into early, mid, and late sections and details what needs to be done during each to keep your garden, field, pasture, orchard, beeyard, barn, coop, equipment shed, woodlot, and wildlife habitat in good order. After setting seasonal priorities, every chapter...

Describes the main crops grown in the United States, the soil composition and climate conditions necessary for their growth, the development of hybrids, and the importance of caring for the land.

Describes some of the kinds of birds that make good pets and provides information on how to feed, house, care for, and train them.

Suggests what to consider in choosing a cat for a pet, then offers advice on how to understand, train, feed, and generally care for this amazing creature.

Describes the housing, feeding, care, and handling of hamsters and gerbils.

Provides information about turtles and how to feed and care for, house and handle them, and keep them as pets.