Smallholding: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Livestock and Growing Garden Produce

di Georgina Starmer (Autore)

5M Books Ltd, 2017

Smallholding as a concept is not limited to small-scale farming, and anyone can bring parts of it to their everyday lifestyle, whether it's a window box to grow produce, a garden to keep chickens or a field or two for other livestock. Providing a comprehensive overview of smallholding for the beginner, Smallholding is a practical guide to growing food and farming livestock. It helps the reader learn how to incorporate some self-sufficiency into their lifestyle, to become knowledgeable enough to keep livestock, and to enjoy working and being productive with the land they have. It also gives information about making a profit from the fruits of labour, such as selling surplus home grown produce at the farm gate or farmers' markets. Contents include an A-Z growing guide for fruits and vegetables, topics such as buying or renting land, soil health, composting, fruit trees, pasture management, stock fencing; and detailed livestock information about keeping bees, caring for poultry, goats, llamas and alpacas, pigs, sheep and cattle, and the legal requirements that come with it. Smallholding is a practical, comprehensive guide to smallholding for beginners, aimed at people who have access to land, as well as those growing produce in their back garden.

• Autore: Georgina Starmer
• Editore: 5M Books Ltd
• Anno: 2017
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 280 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 189 mm
• Peso: 783 gr.
• EAN: 9781910455920

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