The Everything Backyard Farming Book

The Everything Backyard Farming Book

Author: Neil Shelton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10-04

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 144056602X

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Self-sufficiency doesn't have to mean getting off the grid entirely. That level of independence isn't practical for most people. A backyard farm can provide an abundance of inexpensive food as well as additional income which can bring you real independence. Whether you're a first-timer who wants to start growing vegetables or an experienced gardener looking to expand a small plot into a minifarm, The Everything Backyard Farming Book has all you need, from growing fruits and vegetables to raising animals to preserving and storing food. With this common-sense guide, you will be able to take control of the food you eat - in an urban or suburban setting.


Backyard Homesteading

Backyard Homesteading

Author: David Toht

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 1607654415

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A simple guide to growing fruits, vegetables, nuts & berries, raising chickens, goats, & bees, and making beer, wine, & cider from your backyard. If you want to take control of the food you eat and the products you use, Backyard Homesteading will help you learn how to do it—even if you live in an urban or suburban house on a typical-size lot. Inside, you’ll discover how to turn a yard into a productive and wholesome “homestead” that allows you to grow your own fruits and vegetables and raise farm animals, including chickens and goats. You’ll also find the laws and regulations of raising livestock in populated areas, as well as ways to use and preserve the bounty your land produces. GETTING STARTED Benefits of pure food Family recreation Local regulations Potential yields and savings RAISING VEGETABLES AND HERBS Garden planning/layout Structures/irrigation Vegetable profiles Planting techniques Composting/healthy soil Seasonal gardening GROWING FRUITS, BERRIES, AND NUTS Planting fruit trees and bushes Fruit profiles Organic pest control Grafting and pruning Harvesting methods RAISING CHICKENS The joy of chickens Collecting eggs Care and feeding tips Other small animals RAISING GOATS Benefits of goat milk Structures/fencing Care and feeding tips Other large animals BEEKEEPING Benefits of beekeeping Care and harvesting Building hives Collecting honey HARVEST HOME Canning/drying/freezing Making beer, wine, cider Making jerky, sausage Making jams, jellies Pickling/salting/smoking Building root cellars


Grow Your Own Medicine: Handbook for the Self-Sufficient Herbalist

Grow Your Own Medicine: Handbook for the Self-Sufficient Herbalist

Author: Ava Green

Publisher: Green HopeX

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1956493069

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Just starting to grow herbs? Then this one's for you! Learn how to grow your own medicine with this medicinal herb gardening book for beginners. If you're ready to distance yourself from Big Pharma and become naturally self-sufficient, then you've just found your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! This book covers all the basics you NEED to know, including: 50+ Herbs and their medicinal, culinary, aromatherapy, tea and other uses How to get away from pharmaceuticals and become self-sufficient The TOP 10 mistakes people do that damages their beautiful gardens The natural way to keep pests away so your garden is endlessly flourishing Grow Your Own Medicine is filled with vibrant, rich colors and clear illustrations so that you feel like you're already IN the garden - before you even start reading! Ava Green takes her five decades of experience as a home apothecary and gives you the perfect guide for all beginner medicinal herb growers. Grow your own herbal medicine to: Avoid the negative side effects of conventional medicine Become your own herbal dispensary Prevent and treat the root causes of ailments with science-backed medicinal herbs Help a friend or family member in need with your herbal first-aid kit And so much more… Dozens have thanked me as they have had success on their herbal journeys. With this guide you CAN be the self-sufficient apothecary for YOU and YOUR family. Reconnect with mother nature and let her do the rest. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Scroll up and click "Add to Cart" now!


Mini Farming

Mini Farming

Author: Brett L. Markham

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1602399840

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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."


Practical Self Sufficiency

Practical Self Sufficiency

Author: Sally Taylor

Publisher: Book Sales

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780906286494

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A guide to living off the land includes instructions on vegetable and fruit gardening, animal husbandry, and preserving produce


Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency

Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 159186688X

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Get ready to be self-sufficient. Whether tackling the garden, raising animals, learning more about alternative energy, or bettering your storage and preservation, Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency is the perfect starting point. Step-by-step instructions and photos will guide you through how to make over 60 complete projects. After all, DIY projects are more fun (and generally easier) when you approach them with helpful aides and tools you made yourself. Projects in this new volume include: -A portable chicken ark -Two types of beehives -Solar cookers -Firewood storage -A potato growing box -Hoophouses and greenhouses -Raised planting beds -Rainbarrels -A cider press -Compost bins -Drying racks With its clear plan drawings, precise instructions and detailed photos, Step-by-step Projects for Self Sufficiency makes DIY easier than ever.


The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency

The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency

Author: John Seymour

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 024147762X

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Embrace off-grid green living with the bestselling classic guide to a more sustainable way of life, now with a brand new foreword from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. John Seymour has inspired thousands to make more responsible, enriching, and eco-friendly choices with his advice on living sustainably. The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency offers step-by-step instructions on everything from chopping trees to harnessing solar power; from growing fruit and vegetables, and preserving and pickling your harvest, to baking bread, brewing beer, and making cheese. Seymour shows you how to live off the land, running your own smallholding or homestead, keeping chickens, and raising (and butchering) livestock. In a world of mass production, intensive farming, and food miles, Seymour's words offer an alternative: a celebration of the joy of investing time, labour, and love into the things we need. While we aren't all be able to move to the countryside, we can appreciate the need to eat food that has been grown ethically or create things we can cherish, using skills that have been handed down through generations. With refreshed, retro-style illustrations and a brand-new foreword by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this new edition of Seymour's classic title is a balm for anyone who has ever sought solace away from the madness of modern life.


Veg in One Bed

Veg in One Bed

Author: Huw Richards

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-10-29

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1465499032

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Gardening YouTube sensation Huw Richards shows how to inexpensively grow year-round vegetables from just one raised bed. Keyed to a temperate coastal climate but adaptable to variations in temperature and rainfall, Huw's clear, practical advice will help you produce a bountiful harvest with minimal space and effort. In just one raised bed, green thumb wunderkind Huw Richards shows you how to grow vegetables easily, organically, abundantly, and inexpensively so you have something to harvest every month of the year. Month by month, discover what you need to do and how to do it. Try it in your yard, a small garden, or even on a roof terrace. Everything is explained in clear, photographed steps: building your bed, growing from seed, planting, feeding, and harvesting. Huw shows how to guarantee early success by starting off young plants on a windowsill. He suggests what to grow in each part of the bed and provides alternative vegetables to swap in or out depending on what you like eating. No-dig gardening methods remove most of the back-breaking work, too. Veg in One Bed goes beyond the inspiring demonstrations on his YouTube channel Huw's Nursery. In this book, he organizes all of his ideas and suggestions into a blueprint for growing your own vegetables month by month. Very little growing experience? Only a small space? No matter--with Veg in One Bed, you can still eat food you have grown throughout the year.


The Self-Sufficient Backyard

The Self-Sufficient Backyard

Author: Ron Melchiore

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781732557161

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The Self-Sufficient Backyard is helping Americans transforming from an honest homeowner into an independent, self-sufficient person that has an extra income and doesn't owe anybody a thing. You will not be troubled with what happens to the world around you, because everything you need is where is should be: on your property!


Backyard Self-sufficiency

Backyard Self-sufficiency

Author: Jackie French

Publisher: Aird Books Pty.Limited

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780947214586

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Self-sufficient gardens are beautiful -- a ramble of productivity, and a profusion of smells and colour. Jackie will help you to create a 'Garden of Eden' in your own backyard.