Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Markham, Brett L.

Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold).

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.

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
• Dealing with pest and disease problems
• Crop rotation
• Selling your produce arm planning, and much more.

Because self-sufficiency is the objective, subjects such as raising backyard chickens and home canning are also covered along with numerous methods for keeping costs down and production high. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with photographs, tables, diagrams, and illustrations.

Author: Brett L. Markham
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 04/01/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781602399846

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2010 pg. 115
Booklist 04/01/2010 pg. 10

About the Author
Brett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. The author of the bestselling Mini Farming series, he runs a profitable, Certified 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. He lives in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.