The Mini Farming Handbook
by Brett L.Markham
Skyhorse Publishing | May 2014 | ISBN: 978-1-62914-197-8 | ePUB | 259 pages | 26 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Farming-Handbook-Brett-Markham/dp/1629141976
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.
About the Author
Brett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. Using the methods explained in his bestselling series Mini Farming, he runs a profitable, Certi?ed Naturally Grown mini farm on less than half an acre. Brett works full time as an engineer for a broadband ISP and farms in his spare time.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Raised Beds
Chapter 2 Soil Composition and Maintenance
Chapter 3 Time and Yield
Chapter 4 Pest and Disease Control
Chapter 5 Seed Starting
Chapter 6 Fruit Trees and Vines
Chapter 7 Raising Chickens for Eggs
Chapter 8 Raising Chickens for Meat
Chapter 9 The Markham Farm Chicken Plucker
Chapter 10 Preserving the Harvest
Chapter 11 Planting Guides and Seeders
Chapter 12 Easy Trellising
Chapter 13 Overview of Winemaking
Chapter 14 The Science of Wine
Chapter 15 Ingredients and Techniques
Chapter 16 Advanced Techniques in Winemaking
Chapter 17 Principles and Materials for Vinegar
Chapter 18 Vinegar Making Techniques
Chapter 19 Cheese: Ingredients and Equipment
Chapter 20 Practical Cheese Making Techniques
Chapter 21 Introduction to Composting
Chapter 22 Starting with the Soil
Index
