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Living on an Acre: A Practical Guide to the Self-Reliant Life - Softcover

 
9781592281145: Living on an Acre: A Practical Guide to the Self-Reliant Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1592281141 ISBN 13: 9781592281145
Verlag: The Lyons Press, 2003

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Whether maintaining a second home, starting a part-time farm, or going back to the land, LIVING ON AN ACRE is the leading handbook for the small-scale farmer, and a comprehensive approach to solutions to every land-related problem. LIVING ON AN ACRE covers:
· considering the rural versus the urban life
· choosing a region
· what to think about when remodeling an older house
· how to build a barn
· growing for self-sufficiency versus growing for profit
· beekeeping
· raising livestock
· taking in visitors
· farming fish.
· and much more!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE's team of experts is an impressive array of authorities ranging from farm management specialists, to state farm advisors, to agricultural economists, to the former Secretary of Agriculture.

CHRISTINE WOODSIDE is a freelance editor and writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Backpacker, Yankee, Woman's Day, and Publishers Weekly. In 1987, she hiked the entire Appalachian Trail with her husband Nat Eddy.

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Who hasn't daydreamed at one time or another about selling produce at a farmer's market, keeping chickens, or planting an orchard of fruit trees? Inside every do-it-yourselfer is a longing for a more independent lifestyle and the satisfaction that can come from getting your hands dirty while turning some earth.
Whether you're thinking about a second home in the country, starting a part-time farm, or going back to the land, Living on an Acre is the classic USDA handbook, offering a comprehensive and fully updated approach to:.
· considering the benefits of rural versus urban life
· what to think about when remodeling an older house
· how to build a barn
· growing for self-sufficiency versus growing for profit
· beekeeping
· raising livestock
· land conservation
· and much more!

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Verlag
The Lyons Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1592281141
ISBN 13 
9781592281145
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
432
Herausgeber
Woodside Christine
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