Mini Farming
Title | Mini Farming PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2010-04 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1602399840 |
Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less and provide 85 percent of the food for a family of four and earn an income."
The Mini Farming Handbook
Title | The Mini Farming Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1629142875 |
Bestselling author Brett Markham’s new handbook gives us the mini farming basics along with in-depth tips on vegetable gardening, fermenting, composting, and self-sufficiency in a handy new format and design. Includes: • Soil management and making your own fertilizer • Crop rotation and cover cropping • Composting • Seed starting and timing/planning • Raised beds and pest management • Pvc trellising and planting spacers • Raising chickens, making your own chicken plucker, and butchering • Growing fruit/nut trees and vines • Food preservation (canning and freezing) • Fermenting wine, vinegar and cheese With the full color photographs that made the original Mini Farming so popular, and step by step drawings, projects, graphs, and tables, you’ll have everything you need for your new or established mini farm at your fingertips. So dive in a learn how to begin and cultivate your own mini farm on less than a quarter acre.
Mini Farming Guide to Vegetable Gardening
Title | Mini Farming Guide to Vegetable Gardening PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 2012-05-22 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 1620873788 |
Make the most of your vegetable garden with Brett Markham, author Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre. This comprehensive new handbook covers everything you need to know about maximizing and harvesting the best vegetables you can possibly produce. With each chapter addressing a different vegetable, you’ll learn tips and tricks about varietal selection, nutritional merits, how to begin, special hints for growing, and how to deal with particular pests and diseases, plus one or two creative recipes to get you started. With over 150 of Markham’s own photographs guiding you every step of the way, you’ll find this an honest, straightforward guide and a must-have for any vegetable mini-farmer.
Mini Farming Guide to Fermenting
Title | Mini Farming Guide to Fermenting PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2012-08 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1616086130 |
Markham, author of "Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on Acre," explains how to ferment just about anything grown. Inside readers will find recipes and instructions with checklists, extensive tables, measurements, and 150 of the author's own photographs.
The Mini Farming Guide to Composting
Title | The Mini Farming Guide to Composting PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2013-03-06 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1616088583 |
Outlines composting techniques intended to maximize vegetable output and increase self-sufficiency, and addresses such topics as nutrient cycles, sustainability practices, and indoor composting.--
Five Acres and Independence
Title | Five Acres and Independence PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice G. Kains |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2013-06-17 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0486316882 |
This classic of the back-to-the-land movement is packed with solid, timeless information. Written by a renowned horticulturist, it has taught generations how to make their land self-sufficient. 95 figures.
The Mini Farming Bible
Title | The Mini Farming Bible PDF eBook |
Author | Brett L. Markham |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 2014-11-04 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1632200473 |
When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farm—he never dreamed how popular the book would soon become. In 2010 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. published Brett’s book in full color with over a hundred of the author’s own photographs—and Mini Farming became an instant bestseller spawning four additional Mini Farming books on everything from fermenting to composting. Now for the first time all 5 Mini Farming titles are collected together in one massive volume: Mini Farming Maximizing Your Mini Farm Mini Farming Guide to Composting Mini Farming Guide to Vegetable Gardening Mini Farming Guide to Fermenting Learn how to make your own compost, save seeds, start a compost pile, ferment your own wine, get the most out of your vegetable garden—and more! And all on just ¼ acre or less. Learn why tens of thousands of readers across North America have chosen Mini Farming for all their self sufficiency needs. This is the must have guide for any farmer—whether they’re beginners or experienced mini farmers looking for new ideas.