{"product_id":"homesteading-for-health-robert-w-malone-9781510788886","title":"Homesteading for Health: One Farm Family's Guide to Food, Land, and Self-Sufficiency","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling blend of memoir, practical wisdom, and eye-opening food science. This is the homesteading book that tells you not just how to build a self-sufficient life, but why it matters more today than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Drs. Robert and Jill Malone, \u003ci\u003eHomesteading for Health\u003c\/i\u003e is rooted in four decades of lived experience across six working farms in Maryland, Georgia, and Virginia. From hauling water in buckets on a derelict property with no heat or plumbing to breeding Percheron draft horses, rebuilding depleted soil from red clay, and raising their family on food they grew themselves, the Malones have done the hard work, and they share it all with honesty, humor, and hard-won authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll find practical, experience-tested guidance on: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding and financing \u003c\/b\u003ea homestead without taking on crushing debt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRaising chickens, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, turkeys, and exotic poultry, \u003c\/b\u003e including breed-specific advice and frank warnings about what goes wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRebuilding living soil \u003c\/b\u003ethrough composting, cover crops, and rotational grazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePreserving food and organizing a household \u003c\/b\u003ethat actually functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGardening for nutrient density \u003c\/b\u003eusing raised beds, heirloom varieties, and organic methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eHomesteading for Health\u003c\/i\u003e goes further than any typical how-to guide. In a frank, well-sourced investigation of modern food and agriculture, the Malones trace how industrial policy, corporate influence, and flawed nutritional science reshaped the American diet, and what families can do to take back control. From the hidden history of breakfast cereal and seed oils to the real evidence on raw milk, eggs, and regenerative farming, this book challenges what you think you know about what's on your plate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you have forty acres or a suburban backyard, this book will show you how small, deliberate steps (a garden bed, a few laying hens, a loaf of bread baked from freshly milled grain) can transform your health, your household, and your sense of purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Malone,Jill Glasspool Malone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510788883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510788886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs","brand":"Robert W. Malone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588511903999,"sku":"9781510788886","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homesteading-for-health-robert-w-malone-9781510788886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}