The backyard farm guide to farming is intended to be a complete farming guide for running a multiple crop organic farm. While any particular issue covered in this guide could probably fill a book we try to keep things simple and easy to understand for the backyard farmer. Farming in your backyard the correct way will reward you like few other hobbies can. I hope the pages that follow prepare you and assist you with your first season of an organic backyard farm.

The sections of this guide below are arranged in order from starting a garden to finishing your first season and winter.

1.) Organic Vegetable Crop Rotation Guide
The first thing you’ll need to understand and plan for is crop rotation.

2.) Organic Vegetable Garden Design / Small Garden Design
Once you’ve decided what you’ll be growing and how it will be rotated you should start your overall garden design.

3.) Creating / Making a Garden Bed
After designing your garden you’ll now need to make the actual beds.

4.) Garden Bed Preparation of Soil / Organic Soil Preparation
Once you have a garden with beds the soil will have to be fed with compost and other nutrients.

5.) Planting From Seeds / Planting From Cuttings
Of course, you’ll need some plants if you want this farm to be a farm. Once the beds have been prepared planting begins.

6.) Farm Maintenance / Maintaining a Garden
Now that your seeds are sprouting the real work begins. Watering, weeding, and checking for illness are just the start.

7.) How To Harvest / How To Harvest Seeds
Once you start to get some production from your plants knowing how to harvest them will be vital. Also, harvesting seeds for future use is also important.

8.) Preparing Your Garden For Winter
After the season comes to a close and the winter takes hold you’ll need to prepare your garden beds for winter to keep them fresh for next season.