Epic Homesteading: Your Guide to Self-Sufficiency on a Modern, High-Tech, Backyard Homestead

Kevin Espiritu, who has built a modern, high-tech homestead on a modest urban lot, teaches readers how to create their own self-sufficient space wherever they live. Epic Homesteading demonstrates that homesteading does not require leaving behind modern conveniences or moving off-grid. The book provides beginner-friendly guidance on using current technology to grow and preserve food, raise mini livestock such as bees and chickens, and set up automated systems like irrigation and greywater recycling. The guide covers practical topics including solar power, rainwater catchment and distribution, outdoor and indoor food-growing spaces, small orchards with pest management, microgreens and sprouts, keeping bees, chickens, and quail, using greywater in gardens, food preservation, and energy efficiency through mini-split systems and smart lighting. The book includes step-by-step DIY projects and addresses complex subjects such as local zoning regulations, permitting requirements, organization, design for efficiency and beauty, and understanding personal limitations. Espiritu's approach shows that homesteading is accessible to people in cities, suburbs, and rural areas.