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Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Organized by month, here you'll find short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. Appropriate whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Time-honored practices for a more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyle...Ever have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or start your own compost pile? If any of these ideas sound appealing, this is the book for you. A growing number of people are intrigued by the 'homesteader' experience and the idea of doing things themselves, whether they own a big spread in the wilderness or live on a small plot of land in the suburbs....Presents...
12) The self-sufficient life and how to live it: the classic back to basics guide to going off the grid
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Our 2023 edition included 150 new full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement,...
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