Book Description
Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less and provide 85 percent of the food for a family of four and earn an income."
Author : Brett L. Markham
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 13,66 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1602399840
Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less and provide 85 percent of the food for a family of four and earn an income."
Author : Brett L. Markham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1629142875
Bestselling author Brett Markham’s new handbook gives us the mini farming basics along with in-depth tips on vegetable gardening, fermenting, composting, and self-sufficiency in a handy new format and design. Includes: • Soil management and making your own fertilizer • Crop rotation and cover cropping • Composting • Seed starting and timing/planning • Raised beds and pest management • Pvc trellising and planting spacers • Raising chickens, making your own chicken plucker, and butchering • Growing fruit/nut trees and vines • Food preservation (canning and freezing) • Fermenting wine, vinegar and cheese With the full color photographs that made the original Mini Farming so popular, and step by step drawings, projects, graphs, and tables, you’ll have everything you need for your new or established mini farm at your fingertips. So dive in a learn how to begin and cultivate your own mini farm on less than a quarter acre.
Author : Brett L. Markham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1620879689
Maximize your vegetable output! Increase your self-sufficiency! And be kind to the ecosystem! Brett L Markham, author of Mimi Farming: Self Suffering on 1/4 Acre, is here to help you get started in his new handbook that covers everything you need to know about composting. Whether it's your mini farm or flower garden that need nourishment, Markham explains how to compost just about anything you can grow - and reminds us that developing your own composting practices not only can be fun but also saves money and encourages self-sufficiency. Learn to make a backyard compost structure with Brett's easy-to-follow directions and learn the science behind how your food scraps become food for plants. In the Mini Farming Guide to Composting you'll find easy instructions that make composting simple.
Author : Brett L. Markham
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2012-08
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1616086130
Markham, author of "Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on Acre," explains how to ferment just about anything grown. Inside readers will find recipes and instructions with checklists, extensive tables, measurements, and 150 of the author's own photographs.
Author : Maurice G. Kains
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0486316882
This classic of the back-to-the-land movement is packed with solid, timeless information. Written by a renowned horticulturist, it has taught generations how to make their land self-sufficient. 95 figures.
Author : Jean-Martin Fortier
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0865717656
Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods
Author : Booker T. Whatley
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Author : Forrest Pritchard
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 29,34 MB
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1615194894
A totally modern, all-purpose handbook for today’s agricultural dreamers—covering the challenges and triumphs of launching any successful farm—from two leading lights in sustainable farming Do you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm but wish to become more sustainable to compete in today's market? Start Your Farm, the first comprehensive business guide of its kind, covers these essential questions and more: Why be a farmer in the 21st century? Do you have what it takes? What does sustainable really mean, and how can a small (as little as one acre) to midsize farm survive alongside commodity-scale agriculture? How do you access education, land, and other needs with limited capital? How can you reap an actual profit, including a return on land investment? How do you build connections with employees, colleagues, and customers? At the end of the day, how do you measure success? (Hint: Cash your lifestyle paycheck.) More than a practical guide, Start Your Farm is a hopeful call to action for anyone who aspires to grow wholesome, environmentally sustainable food for a living. Take it from Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk: Making this dream a reality is not for the faint of heart, but it's well within reach—and there's no greater satisfaction under the sun!
Author : Brett L. Markham
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781629144900
When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farm—he never dreamed how popular the book would soon become. In 2010 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. published Brett’s book in full color with over a hundred of the author’s own photographs—and Mini Farming became an instant bestseller spawning four additional Mini Farming books on everything from fermenting to composting. Now for the first time all 5 Mini Farming titles are collected together in one massive volume: Mini Farming Maximizing Your Mini Farm Mini Farming Guide to Composting Mini Farming Guide to Vegetable Gardening Mini Farming Guide to Fermenting Learn how to make your own compost, save seeds, start a compost pile, ferment your own wine, get the most out of your vegetable garden—and more! And all on just ¼ acre or less. Learn why tens of thousands of readers across North America have chosen Mini Farming for all their self sufficiency needs. This is the must have guide for any farmer—whether they’re beginners or experienced mini farmers looking for new ideas.
Author : Sue Weaver
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 19,29 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1637412835
·Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties ·Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal ·Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals ·Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock's output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth ·Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators ·New edition vetted and updated by Dr. Mark McConnon DVM, hobby farm professionals and veterinarians for the most up-to-date information available on the market for shelter, care, health, medicine, nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit