Homesteaders, gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love these 76 DIY projects for practical outdoor items designed to help you live more sustainably and independently. Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers clear, simple, fully illustrated instructions for everything from plant supports and a clothesline to a potting bench, a chicken coop, a hoop greenhouse, a cold frame, a beehive, a root cellar with storage bins, and an outdoor shower. Most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and standard building materials.

Tools, materials & skills -- For the garden -- Harvesting & food preparation -- Storage & workspaces -- Animal shelters & feeders -- For the house & yard. Ch 1. Tools, Materials & Skills : Hand Tools - Safety and Safety Equipment - Lifting and Moving Heavy Stuff - Woods and Plywoods - Glues and Caulks - Exterior Fasteners - Drilling Holes and Driving Screws - Tool Sharpening and Maintenance - Digging Holes and Setting Posts - Circular Saw Basics - Measuring, Leveling, and Squaring - Paints and Finishes -- Ch 2. For The Garden : Two-Wheel Garden Cart - Cold Frame - Compost Bin Trio - Critter-Proof Fence - Shadow Box Fence Panel - Drip Irrigation Basics - Simple Hose Guides - Garden Marker/Stepping Stone - Super-Simple Path - Sitting and Kneeling Garden Stool - Five Raised-Bed Gardens - Five Simple Plant Supports - Bent Rebar Pergola - Golf Cart Garden Dolly - Rain Barrel Basics - Potting Bench - Hoop Greenhouse - Rustic Trellis -- Ch 3. Harvesting & Food Preparation :Harvesting Tote - Foldaway Countertop Rack - Harvest Trug - Shoulder Bucket Yoke - Outdoor Workbench - Multipurpose Produce Rack - Fire Pit Grilling Station - Root Cellar - Root Cellar Storage System - Flowerpot Smoker -- Ch 4. Storage & Workspaces : Overhead Storage Cradles - Sawbuck Bench - Firewood Storage and Splitting Station - Knockdown Sawhorses - Stand-Up Tool Rack - Patio Storage Chest - Wall-Hung Tool Rack - Mini Tool Shed - Modular Shed - Homestead Emergency Cart - Ultimate Yard Shed - Hose Headquarters -- Ch 5. Animal Shelters & Feeders : Nesting Box Buckets - Rabbit Hutch - Bat House - Animal Shelter - Chicken Ark - Outdoor Outlets, Switches, and Lights - Run-in Shelter - Classy, Classic Chicken Coop - Coffee Can Bird Feeder - Top Bar Beehive -- Ch 6. For The House & Yard : Boot Scraper and Jack - Leopold Bench - Firewood Cradle and Carrying Sling - Lawn Bag Stand - Backdoor Storage Locker - Punched Tin Jelly Cabinet - Clothes Pole Trellis - Spice Planter - Rustic Garden Table - Concrete Planter - Seedling Rack - Outdoor Shower - Pickin' and Grinnin' Chair - Solar Window Heater.