Full name: Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre

Author: Brett L. Markham Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Gardening Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781602399846 1602399840

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, dealing with pest and disease problems, crop rotation, farm planning, and much more. Because self-suficiency is the objective, subjects such as raising backyard chickens and home canning are also covered along with numerous methods for keeping costs down and production high. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations. Similar books: The New Self-Sufficient Gardener by John Seymour Five acres and independence by M. G. Kains The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan Small Scale Grain Raising by Gene Logsdon Homegrown Whole Grains by Sara Pitzer The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond The After-Dinner Gardening Book by Richard W. Langer Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte You Grow Girl by Gayla Trail The Essential Earthman by Henry Mitchell Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza Gardening When It Counts by Steve Solomon 101 Organic Gardening Hacks by Shawna Coronado