{"product_id":"mini-farming-by-brett-l-markham","title":"Mini Farming by Brett L. Markham","description":"[Skyhorse Publishing]\r\n\r\nGo 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).\r\n\r\nMini 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.\r\n\r\nEven if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started:\r\n- Buying and saving seeds\r\n- Starting seedlings\r\n- Establishing raised beds\r\n- Soil fertility practices\r\n- Composting\r\n- Dealing with pest and disease problems\r\n- Crop rotation\r\n- Selling your produce arm planning, and much more.\r\n\r\nBecause 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","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 240 pages","offer_id":41253487607911,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0298\/6845\/files\/eb27ca83e0ec7ea712fb0617ec0a00432cd39f55743ae048a7dc16718ce004f6.jpg?v=1741598976","url":"https:\/\/www.heritagefarmstead.com\/products\/mini-farming-by-brett-l-markham","provider":"Johnson's Heritage Farmstead","version":"1.0","type":"link"}