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- Literary Movement
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- ISBN
- 9780997520835
- Book Title
- Suburban Micro-Farm : Modern Solutions for Busy People
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Twisted Creek Press
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, House & Home, Gardening
- Topic
- Sustainable Living, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Garden Design
- Item Width
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 26.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 356 Pages
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Nonfiction Book Awards 2018 Gold Winner Foreword INDIE Awards 2018 Gold Winner (Hobbies & Home category) Nautilus Book Awards 2018 Silver Winner (Green Living & Sustainability category) Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level! Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the ideal place for a small farm. In these pages you'll learn: How to make your landscape as productive as it is beautiful Why the suburbs are primed with food-growing potential How to choose the best crops for success Why you don't need the perfect yard to have a micro-farm How to use easy permaculture techniques for abundant harvests If you're ready to create a beautiful, edible yard, this book is for you. The Suburban Micro-Farm will show you how to grow your own fruits, herbs, and vegetables even on a limited schedule. From seed to harvest, this book will keep you on track so you feel a sense of accomplishment for your efforts. You'll learn gardening tricks that are essential to success, like how to deal with a 'brown thumb', how to develop and nurture healthy soil, and how to manage garden pests. Although this book has everything a new gardener needs to get started, experienced gardeners will not be disappointed. With helpful tips throughout, you will love the in-depth chapters about permaculture and making money on the micro-farm.
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Publisher
Twisted Creek Press
ISBN-10
0997520833
ISBN-13
9780997520835
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038849874
Product Key Features
Book Title
Suburban Micro-Farm : Modern Solutions for Busy People
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sustainable Living, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Garden Design
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Technology & Engineering, House & Home, Gardening
Number of Pages
356 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
26.3 Oz
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"Bored with the lawn? Love to garden? Learn how to turn your suburban yard into a suburban farm with Amy Stross' concise, detailed and well-organized how-to garden manual."-Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne, authors of The Urban Homestead and Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post Consumer World
Table of Content
Introduction PART I: Getting to Know the Micro-Farm Chapter 1: Suburbia: Civilization's Opportunity The Suburban Problem Suburban Micro-Farming Myths The Suburban Micro-Farm Solution Chapter 2: Managing Expectations Prevent Garden Overwhelm Syndrome Life Hacks for the Busy Micro-Farmer When It's Not Enough Overcoming Brown Thumbs Setting Up Your Neighborhood for Success Chapter 3: Developing Healthy Soil Building Soil Health and Fertility Guide to Organic Soil Amendments No-Till Micro-Farming Constructing a Simple Compost System How to Compost Cultivate Worm Castings with Vermicomposting Chapter 4: Vegetables On The Farm The Efficient Micro-Farm Guide to Planting and Growing Vegetables Choosing Crops to Meet Your Needs How to Place Vegetables Extending the Season with Cold Frames Chapter 5: Micro-Farming Fruit Growing Fruit Trees Growing Berries for Beginners Choosing Fruit for Your Circumstances Chapter 6: Growing Herbs on the Micro-Farm Kitchen Garden Herbs Growing a Medicine Garden Herbs in a Pollinator Garden Create an Herb Spiral PART 2: Becoming a Micro-Farmer Chapter 7: Organizing Your Micro-Farm Make a Garden Sketch Make Seed and Supply Purchases Month-by-Month Micro-Farming Checklists and Monthly Calendars Chapter 8: Seed Starting & Planting Starting Seeds Indoors: A Step-by-Step Guide How to Sow Seeds Directly Outdoors How to Transplant Seedlings Outdoors Chapter 9: Maintaining the Garden & Harvesting the Produce Daily Garden Visits Mulching in the Garden Watering Pest Management Guide to Harvesting Vegetables Cleaning up the Garden for Fall Easy Seeds to Save Storing Seeds PART 3: Advanced Micro-Farming Techniques Chapter 10: Edible Landscaping Why Landscape with Edibles? Things to Consider before Breaking Ground Landscape Design Principles for Visual Appeal Planning Techniques for the Edible Landscape Choosing What to Plant Utilizing the Parking Strip Chapter 11: Digging Deeper: Permaculture & Micro-Farming Using Water Wisely Building Plant Guilds Farming the Contour Terracing with Check Logs Managing the Edges Permaculture Plants Chapter 12: Making Money on the Suburban Micro-Farm Perennial Crops Annual Crops with a Long Season Shade Crops The Edible Plant Nursery Cut Flowers Maple Syrup Cottage Food Products Homemade Soap Teaching and Writing Tips for Success Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography Additional Resources Books Online Resources Index About the Author
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