MAXIMIZING YOUR MINI FARM PA

by MARKHAM,BRETT L.

• ISBN13: 9781616086107
• ISBN10: 1616086106
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-05-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

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. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ 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.

Author Biography

Brett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. Using the methods explained in his book, he runs a profitable, Certified Naturally Grown mini farm on less than half an acre. Brett works full Lime as an engineer for a broadband ISP and farms in his spare time. The author of Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre, he 1ives in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments and Dedication	p. v
Foreword	p. ix
Getting the Most out of Your Vegetables	p. 1
Soil and Fertility	p. 3
Asparagus	p. 13
Beans	p. 21
Beets and Chard	p. 27
Cabbage, Broccoli and Cauliflower	p. 33
Carrots and Parsnips	p. 41
Corn	p. 49
Cucumbers	p. 59
Greens	p. 67
Herbs	p. 75
Melons	p. 85
Onions	p. 93
Peas	p. 103
Peppers	p. 111
Potatoes	p. 119
Squash	p. 131
Tomatoes	p. 141
Turnips, Rutabagas and Radishes	p. 151
Tools and Techniques	p. 157
Planting Guides and Seeders	p. 159
Heated Water Platform	p. 167
Easy Trellising	p. 171
Weed Control Techniques	p. 175
Greater Food Self-Sufficiency	p. 179
Making Your Own Country Wines	p. 181
Making Your Own Vinegar	p. 209
Making Cheese at Home	p. 219
Ten Further Secrets of Food Self-Sufficiency	p. 237
Index of Recipes	p. 245
Alphabetical Index	p. 246
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