Mini farming self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre
Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre -- and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if you have never...
| Main Author: | Markham, Brett L. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Skyhorse Pub.,
c2010.
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| Summary: |
Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre -- and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: buying and saving seeds, starting seedlings, establishing raised beds, soil fertility practices, composting, pest and disease problems, crop rotation, farm planning, and much more. Because self-sufficiency is the objective, subjects such as raising backyard chickens and home canning are also covered. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations. - Publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
227 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781602399846 1602399840 |
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