Book
Mini farming : self sufficiency on a 1/4 acre / Brett L. Markham.
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 dollars 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, 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. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations. --Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781602399846
- ISBN: 1602399840
- Physical Description: 227 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Overview of intensive agriculture -- How mini-farming works for you -- Raised beds -- Soil composition and maintenance -- Compost -- Plant nutrients in-depth -- Time and yield -- Watering and irrigation -- Crop proportions and sizing -- Pest and disease control -- Seed starting -- Selecting and saving seed -- Season extension -- Fruit trees and vines -- Raising chickens for eggs -- Raising chickens for meat -- The Markham farm chicken plucker -- Public domain thresher designs -- Preserving the harvest -- Selling your produce -- Putting it all together. |
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| Subject: | Agriculture > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Farms, Small > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Self-reliant living > Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
Available copies
- 26 of 31 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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- 1 current hold with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| De Soto Public Library | 635 Mar (Text) | 33858000016841 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Albany Carnegie Public Library | S16 635.48 MAR (Text) | 35615000042849 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | 635 MAR (Text) | 37884102054032 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | 635 MAR (Text) | 37884102309303 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Pierce City Library | 635 MAR (Text) | 37884102054164 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 635.048 MAR 2010 (Text) | 0002206100766 | Adult Non-Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Doniphan-Ripley - Naylor Library | 635 MARKH (Text) | 38421100485303 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Doniphan-Ripley County Library | 635.04 MARKH (Text) | 38421100792468 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Grundy County Jewett Norris | 635 MAR (Text) | 33577000089685 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| James Memorial Public Library | 635.048 MAR (Text) | 37211002448302 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
