You can grow all the fruit and vegetables your family needs, raise animals for meat and eggs, keep fish and bees, and even produce firewood on a plot of land of just one acre or less - alongside your work and family life. Whether you have a garden, a paddock or perhaps the corner of a field, Sally Morgan guides you through: How to lay out your plot - including fencing and polytunnels or greenhouses Managing soil fertility Growing fruit and vegetables throughout the year Keeping livestock: poultry, pigs, sheep and goats Producing fish with aquaponics Filled with practical advice, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to be more self-sufficient and live a more sustainable life.
ISBN: | 9780857843302 |
Publisher: | UIT Cambridge Ltd. |
Imprint: | Green Books |
Published date: | 17 Mar 2016 |
DEWEY: | 630 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 223 |
Weight: | 856g |
Height: | 257mm |
Width: | 201mm |
Spine width: | 16mm |