The Smallholder's Manual
Whether you are an established smallholder, or just starting to take the first tentative steps towards farming at your home, The Smallholder?s Manual contains a wealth of valuable information on all the key aspects of small-scale agriculture.
Topics covered include: · The rural property: buying a small farm, preparing outbuilding and equipping it with machinery and tools. · The land: the kitchen garden, protected cultivation, orchards and pasture. · Livestock: from bees, rabbits and chickens to goats, cattle and exotic species. · Commercial considerations, regulations and organic farming.
Illustrated with 200 diagrams and colour photographs, this practical handbook will be welcomed by the small-scale farmer in the twenty-first century.
Author: Katie Thear
Publisher: Crowood Press
Extra Details: Hardback 7 x 10 inches tall.240 Pages. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Photos.NEW.
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