The suburban micro-farm : modern solutions for busy people
(2018, original release: 2017)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
635/STROSS,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 635/STROSS,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Milford, OH : Twisted Creek Press, 2018
©2023
EDITION
First full color edition
DESCRIPTION

347 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780997520835, 0997520833 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Originally published in 2017

Introduction -- Getting to know the micro-farm. Suburbia: civilization's opportunity ; Managing expectations ; Developing healthy soil ; Vegetables on the micro-farm ; Fruit on the micro-farm ; Herbs on the micro-farm -- Becoming a micro-farmer. Organizing your micro-farm ; Seed starting & planting ; Maintaining the garden & harvesting the produce -- Advanced micro-farming techniques. Edible landscaping ; Digging deeper: permaculture & microfarming ; Making money on the suburban micro-farm -- Conclusion

Stross outlines the ways to run a suburban homesteading garden. She covers such topics as developing and nurturing healthy soil, using permaculture techniques, and making money with crops. Discover the satisfaction of growing healthy food for your table-- in your own backyard!