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Mini Farming
- Author
- Brett L. Markham
- Narrator
- Christopher Solimene
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 15 August 2017
- Run Time
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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-sufficiency 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.
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- Author
- Brett L. Markham
- Narrator
- Christopher Solimene
- Duration
- 9 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 August 2017
- ISBN
- 9781541477209
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Gardening, Home and house maintenance, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Technology: general issues, Gardening: fruit and vegetable, Sustainable agriculture, Agriculture and farming
Synopsis
Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce eighty-five 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-sufficiency 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.
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