Maximizing Your Mini Farm: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre

Brett L. Markham

mar 2012. · Prodaje Simon and Schuster

O ovoj e-knjizi

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. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre, Brett Markham gives you tips, tricks, and planning advice on how to make the most of your mini farm. New topics include: 

• Soil and Fertility Tools and Techniques
• Planting Guides and Seeders
• Easy Trellising 
• Weed Control Techniques
• Greater Food Self-Sufficiency
• Making Your Own Country Wines
• Making Your Own Vinegars 
• Making Cheese at Home
• Cooking for Self-Sufficiency 

Keep your costs down and production high with this complete guide to maximizing your mini farm—whether it’s a rooftop urban garden, a suburban backyard, or a more substantial plot of land. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with tables, diagrams, and 200 color illustrations and author photographs.

O autoru

Brett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. The author of the bestselling Mini Farming series, he runs a profitable, Certified Naturally Grown mini farm on less than half an acre. Brett works full time as an engineer for a broadband ISP and farms in his spare time. He lives in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.