Book Description
A proven production model is described, which is capable of producing an income from a small acreage of equal or superior to that of off-farm jobs.
Author : Joel Salatin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Chicken industry
ISBN : 9780963810908
A proven production model is described, which is capable of producing an income from a small acreage of equal or superior to that of off-farm jobs.
Author : Jody Padgham
Publisher : American Pastured Poultry Producers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
A comprehensive guidebook for those interested in raising poultry on pasture, this reference is organized in an easy-to-use format with topics ranging frombrooding to processing, laying hens to broilers and turkeys, shelter designs, and marketing. (Technology-Agriculture)
Author : Joel Salatin
Publisher : Polyface
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781733686624
"I love your ideas, but I only have a few acres. How do I do this at my scale?" Success with domestic livestock does not require large land bases. Joel Salatin and his family's Polyface Farm in Virginia lead the world in animal-friendly and ecologically authentic, commercial, pasture-based livestock production. In Polyface Micro he adapts the ideas and protocols to small holdings (including apartments)! Homesteaders can increase production, enjoy healthy animals, and create aesthetically and aromatically pleasant livestock systems. Whether you're a new or seasoned homesteader, you'll find tips and inspiration as Joel coaches you toward success and abundance.
Author : John Suscovich
Publisher : Aleweb Social Marketing, D.B.A. Emerald Lake Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780996567480
Inside these pages, you will find step-by-step instructions for a mobile broiler chicken shelter for pastured poultry that is used by farmers and homesteaders all over the country. Raising chickens on grass provides them with a healthy lifestyle and a delicious flavor. You can raise just enough of them to feed your family or scale up to include pastured poultry as a profitable part of your farm business. John Suscovich has raised thousands of chickens using these mobile shelters, a main enterprise on his farm in Connecticut. These chicken tractors were created using the best elements from other designs. They are easy to move and provide a good life for the chickens. With a little bit of creativity, they can also be modified for seasonal egg-layer housing, rabbits, ducks and forts for your kids. Not only does this book contain the plans and supply list to build your first chicken tractor, but it gives you some insight into how to use it and what mindset you should have if you are to become a happy and successful farmer. John also walks you through the light carpentry skills you need to build these chicken tractors and teaches you the most commonly used knots on a farm. You may learn these skills for this project, but you'll be able to apply them on your farm for years to come.
Author : Will Graves
Publisher : Ideals Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,11 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Poultry
ISBN : 9780913589090
Explains the advantages of chickens, ducks, and geese, describes popular breeds, and provides practical advice on breeding, housing requirements, feed, and health care.
Author : Amy K. Fewell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1493037404
TheHomesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook is the modern homesteader’s guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying the noblest animal on the farm—the chicken. From the rooster’s crow in the morning, to the warm egg in the nesting box, chickens are the gateway livestock for almost every homesteader and backyard farm enthusiast. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about raising chickens naturally. Fewell guides you in: understanding why chickens do what they do creating your very own poultry or egg business preventing and treating ailments with herbal remedies setting up your property, coop, and brooder hatching chicks purchasing chickens properly cooking delicious recipes with your farm fresh eggs and poultry. This is heritage chicken keeping skills 101, with a modern twist. Not only will you gain knowledge about naturally keeping chickens through every stage of their lives, but you’ll fully embrace the joy and ease of raising all-natural chickens on your homestead.
Author : John Suscovich
Publisher :
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2017-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780999886007
Pastured Poultry Packet #1 walks you through the decisions you will make and the money you will spend to start your pastured poultry operation. Then through an easy to follow format we determine what each chicken is going to cost you to raise.
Author : Melissa K. Norris
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 073698139X
Don’t Just Plant Your Garden…Plan It Fifth-generation homesteader Melissa K. Norris has found gardening to be one of the easiest and most complex things there is. It really is as simple as plopping a seed into the soil, giving it adequate light and water, and watching it grow. But if you want to get the most out of your garden and produce more food each year, you need a plan to help you stay on track. This indispensable guide includes everything you need to plan your garden, execute your plan, and record your results, saving you time and hassle—and allowing you to have fun with the process. You’ll discover a series of charts and worksheets to identify which gardening zone you are in, which crops make sense for your family, and how much you’ll need to plant. Then you’ll refer to a set of monthly instructions based on your gardening zone and put together a customized plan using yearly, monthly, and weekly charts to help you stay on track. The more you use this planner, the more you will get out of your garden, and the more you’ll enjoy providing your family with healthy, organic fruits and vegetables all year long.
Author : Jill Winger
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1250305942
Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.
Author : Richard Perkins (Farmer)
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Farms, Small
ISBN : 9789198340204
"Making Small Farms Work follows the first seasons setting up what has quickly become one of Europe's flagship farm scale Permaculture and regenerative agriculture sites. From a rural situation, nestled in the heart of Scandinavia, Ridgedale is a dedicated high-quality local food producer engaged in educating the next generation of agrarians with the design and management strategies to create farms for the future."--Page 4 of cover.