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Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre
- Title
- Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre / Brett L. Markham.
- Author
- Markham, Brett L.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., ©2010.
- Supplementary Content
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| Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
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| Text | Use in library | Request | JFF 19-1829 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and indexes.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-1829
- ISBN
- 9781602399846
- 1602399840
- 9780716022732
- 0716022737
- LCCN
- 2009041561
- 9781602399846
- Author
- Markham, Brett L.
- Title
- Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre / Brett L. Markham.
- Imprint
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., ©2010.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and indexes.
- Summary
- 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. - Publisher.
- Local Note
- GUIDEBOOK. DIST. BY W.W. NORTON.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9781602399846 51895
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-1829