Mini Farming

Book Description

Here is a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to poduce 85

percent of an average family's food on just one quarter acre-and ern $10,000 in cash annually. This is not back-o-te-land utopianism, but a tested ad pragmatic method hat can be applied in small lots in rural, suburban, and even urban areas. Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, Brett Markham's advice will teach you what you need to know:

• Saving, buying, starting, and selecting seeds
• Maintaining and improving soil
• Preventing and eradicaing pests and diseases
• Compost, crop rotation, and timing
• using organic methods
• Garden planning to mee dietary requirements
• Raising pultry
• Raising and pruning fruits and nuts
• Canning, freezing, and dehydrating
• Selling your excess produce for top dollar
• And More!

More than just a how-to guide gor self-sufficiency, Mini Farming teaches you the underlying principles of mini farming so you will have the knowledge to make your own unique applications. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with over a hundred photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations.