Recommended reading – Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre (2010)

 

Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre (2010).

by Brett L. Markham.

 
ISBN-10: 1602399840
ISBN-13: 978-1602399846
 
Description:
 

Here is a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family’s food on just one quarter acre – and earn $10,000 in cash annually. This is not back-to-the-land utopianism, but a tested and pragmatic method that 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 eradicating pests and diseases.
• Compost, crop rotation, and timing.
• Using organic methods.
• Garden planning to meet dietary requirements.
• Raising poultry.
• Raising and pruning fruits and nuts.
• Canning, freezing, and dehydrating.
• Selling your excess and produce for top dollar.
• And more!

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