Mini farming : self-sufficiency on a 1/4 acre / Brett L. Markham.
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.-- Provided by Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1602399840
- ISBN: 9781602399846
- Physical Description: 227 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 28 cm
- Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Overview of intensive agriculture -- How mini-farming works for you -- Raised beds -- Soil composition and maintenance -- Compost -- Plant nutrients in-depth -- Time and yield -- Watering and irrigation -- Crop proportions and sizing -- Pest and disease control -- Seed starting -- Selecting and saving seed -- Season extension -- Fruit trees and vines -- Raising chickens for eggs -- Raising chickens for meat -- The Markham farm chicken plucker -- Public domain thresher designs -- Preserving the harvest -- Selling your produce -- Putting it all together. |
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| Subject: | Agriculture > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Farms, Small > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Self-reliant living > Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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