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E-bok
Engelska, 201311 kr
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Get ready for your new flock in thirty minutes or less!This short, sweet, and self-sufficient guide shows beginners how to keep chickens as part of a rural or urban homestead. Learn everything you need to know to get started on your poultry adventure, with quick answers to frequently asked questions like: What kind of chickens should I get? Which color eggs are best? How many chickens should I get? Should I add a rooster to my flock? Where should I get my chickens? She's so cute! Can I name her? When should I kill my chickens? What infrastructure do I need to make my chickens happy? What should I feed my chickens? Should my chickens have a tractor, a coop, or be free range? How much space do my chickens need? How do I manage my working flock? What is the chicken's place in the farm ecosystem?"e;The author gives just what is needed to get started raising chickens."e; —- Veronica"e;This is a quick little book packed with lots of good realistic advice."e; —- TSP"e;A great first-read for anyone considering raising chickens. Lots of useful factual information for the experienced chicken keeper as well as for the beginner."e; —- pamela
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Engelska, 201211 kr
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Twelve months to self-sufficiency!This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise.The April volume includes the following projects:* Find room to homestead* Survey your site* Plan your summer garden* Start a no-till garden with a kill mulchThe second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore.
E-bok
Engelska, 201498 kr
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Put down those harmful sprays and pick up the tricks of natural pest control!Are you sick and tired of pesky insects in your garden? Do you want to stay away from pesticides and harmful poisons that could be hazardous to your garden and your health? If you answered yes to both of those questions, Bug-Free Organic Gardening has all the answers to your troubles.This expanded third edition (previously entitled The Naturally Bug-Free Garden) shows how to bring your garden ecosystem into balance so that beneficial insects and larger animals do the work of pest control for you. With more than a decade's experience growing all of her family's vegetables, Hess sums her knowledge on topics such as:Succession plantingChoosing resistant plant varietiesShielding plants with row coversTiming plantings to bypass bugsAnd so much more!Get ready to grow beautiful, organic vegetables for yourself and your family. With the help of this photo-rich text, your garden can also be naturally bug-free.
E-bok
Engelska, 201571 kr
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Prepare to embark on an egg-citing adventure, raising healthy chicks from your own eggs! Incubating and Hatching Homegrown Chicks walks you through the exhilarating process of chicken incubation. By the time you've turned the final page, you'll be confident of your ability to ensure successful hatches every time. Whether you're a novice or seasoned poultry parent, this comprehensive guide is your ultimate companion, providing invaluable insights and practical advice on every aspect of hands-on flock growth. With ninety full-color photos bringing incubation to life plus essential charts, diagrams, and tables providing hard data, you'll achieve a hatch rate of 85% or more without the angst of dead chicks. From understanding the role of flock management in a permaculture system to choosing the best incubator and troubleshooting common incubation problems, this book covers it all. Dive into topics like egg selection, incubation basics, hatch-related ailments, and post-hatch care. Then come away equipped with the knowledge and skills to turn eggs out of your coop into happy homegrown chicks. Don't miss out on the joy of successful hatching. Crack open the shell of excitement and start your journey into the fascinating world of chicken incubation today! Note: The first edition of this book was sold under the title Permaculture Chicken: Incubation Handbook.
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Engelska33 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 201333 kr
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Homegrown humus is easy with cover crops! Cover crops are a simple, cheap way to boost your soil's organic matter, to fight weeds, to prevent erosion, to attract pollinators, and to keep the ecosystem in balance. Unfortunately, most information on growing cover crops is written for people who plow their soil every year and are willing to spray herbicides. You can get all of the same benefits in a no-till garden, though, if you're clever. Homegrown Humus details five no-till winners in depth --- buckwheat, sweet potatoes, oilseed radishes, rye, and oats. Profiles of other species suggest gardening conditions when you might want to try out sunflowers, annual ryegrass, barley, Austrian winter peas, crimson clover, cowpeas, or sunn hemp as well. Next, you'll learn pro tips on finding cover-crop seeds, planting cover crops in a no-till garden, and easily killing cover crops without tilling or herbicide use. Understanding the C:N ratio of cover crops helps determine how long to wait between killing cover crops and planting vegetables, as well as how to maximize the amount of humus you're adding to your soil. Cover crops are an advanced gardening technique bound to increase your vegetable yields, but with this book they become simple enough for beginners. Give your garden a treat --- grow some buckwheat! The second edition of Homegrown Humus is fully updated, with three new chapters and a total of 54 photos.
E-bok
Engelska, 201333 kr
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"e;This is a love story in three parts about how I ended up with much more than I bargained for, and grew beyond the person I thought I'd be."e; Anna Hess spent her early childhood chasing ornery cows back into the barn, eating all of her family's strawberries before they got ripe so she didn't have to share them, and climbing sap-riddled pine trees. The reality of farm life seemed to be summed up in one word --- bliss. So when her back-to-the-lander parents threw in the towel and moved the family to a nearby town, Anna resolved to save her pennies and find a farm of her own, one that she would never have to leave. A couple of decades later, Anna had bought the property, but soon realized she couldn't make her dreams come true alone. When a friend set her up with a potential mate, Anna went along grudgingly. "e;To be honest, at the time I was still pretty sure that a farm and a man were incompatible,"e; Anna wrote, "e;and given the choice I leaned toward the farm."e; Little did she know that the best partnership was a threesome --- a man, a woman, and a farm. Overflowing with photos, this book serves as a preface to the popular homesteading blog, Walden Effect.
E-bok
Engelska, 201633 kr
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Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is the perfect fit for you.This first volume in the series walks new and experienced gardeners through fun and easy personality tests for their soil. You'll measure carrots, play with mud pies, and assess your weeds to get a big-picture idea of what's right or wrong with your dirt. Then follow Hess's tips to figure out which professional soil tests --- if any --- are necessary to bring your garden to the next level of ecosystem health.With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener, The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!
E-bok
Engelska, 201338 kr
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1/10 of an acre can feed you all year!The easiest way to grow more of your own calories is to focus on roots like potatoes and carrots. With yields of up to 200 calories per square foot, you can break your reliance on the grocery store with just a few seeds or starts and a shovel. Most root crops are easy to store through the winter and require no special harvesting or processing equipment.So why don't we all grow roots? To keep the tubers happy after harvest, these crops need a cool, damp storage spot like a root cellar. This book walks you through building a root cellar out of a junked fridge for $10, and also presents some slightly-higher-cost options for winter storage. Other highlights include tips for growing storage vegetables and feeding those roots to your family or your livestock.Self-sufficiency begins with the potato!
E-bok
Engelska, 201433 kr
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Do you want your chicken habit to pay for itself? Many backyard chicken keepers are surprised to learn that they spend more on store-bought feed than they would have paid for eggs and meat at the grocery store. If you're on a budget and want your foray into poultry to save money, not lose money, your first step should be to select thrifty chicken breeds. The best breed for the cost-conscious homesteader will be a dual-purpose chicken that forages well, doesn't cost much to feed, stands up well to predators and weather, and lays copiously in the winter. In addition, Thrifty Chicken Breeds covers a variety of other factors that homesteaders should consider when choosing new birds, then explains why a dozen common breeds do or don't make the cut. This new installment in the popular Permaculture Chicken series helps make backyard chicken keeping cheaper, sustainable, less smelly, and more fun. Join the thousands of readers who have used Hess's tips to turn chickens into a frugal part of their permaculture homesteads!
E-bok
Engelska, 201338 kr
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Do you want to enjoy healthy eggs and meat from chickens raised on pasture? Pasture Basics starts at the beginning to help you design the best pasturing setup for your flock and for your homestead. Great grazing for chickens won't be found in the perfect pasture for sheep or cows --- you need to tweak your design to match a chicken's unique behavior and stomach. Included in this volume are an explanation of chicken digestion and behavior, pasture specifics like size and shape, a rundown on which traditional pasture plants chickens enjoy, tips on maximizing plant growth during rotation, and an explanation of how to establish new pastures and maintain existing grazing areas. Cut your feed costs with pastured chickens!
E-bok
Engelska, 201633 kr
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Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you've ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is the perfect fit for you.This second volume in the series walks new and experienced gardeners through turning a good garden into a great garden using no-till gardening techniques. Learn to create a vegetable plot from scratch with no heavy machinery. Deal with common soil problems like waterlogging, excessive drainage, compaction, and urban subsoil. Then take your skill set to the next level with labor-saving techniques like solarization and spot kill mulches. Finally, the last chapter in this ebook expands your reach beyond the traditional garden and into containers and aquaponics.With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener, The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!
E-bok
Engelska, 201655 kr
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All the advantages of a tiny house at a fraction of the cost! Imagine what you could do with your time if you didn't have to spend $16,000 a year on rent or a mortgage. Old single-wide mobile homes can often be found for free (and installed for a couple of thousand dollars) in rural areas, so trailersteading is akin to dumpster-diving. A trailer allows you to live without debt, to keep your ecological footprint to a minimum with energy bills at or below the national average, and even to blend right in alongside traditional-house dwellers after a few years. Trailersteading profiles thirteen mobile-home dwellers who have used trailers as a stepping stone toward achieving their dreams. Some have spent the cash saved to expedite renovations involving extra insulation, pitched roofs, classy interiors, and even basements, while the found money has allowed others to go off the grid. Many also took advantage of a low-cost housing option to pursue their passions, becoming full-time homemakers or homesteaders. In addition to the case studies, this book presents easy methods of minimizing the negative sides of trailer life while accentuating the positive. For example, did you know a single-wide is easy to retrofit for passive solar heating? That a simple plant-covered trellis can break up the blockiness of the trailer's external appearance? Learn which parts of installing and upgrading your trailer are easy for a DIYer and which parts should be left to the experts, along with how to cheaply heat and cool a mobile home.
E-bok
Engelska, 201631 kr
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Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you've ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is the perfect fit for you.This third volume in the series walks new and experienced gardeners through bringing their soil into balance via remineralizion and pH correction. Learn chemical quick fixes for out-of-whack garden plots, then dive into slower-but-surer techniques utilizing cows, goats, chickens, mushrooms, cover crops, dynamic accumulators, and more.If merely adding compost to your soil isn't improving yields the way you think it should, then the simple approaches in this book should have you up and running in no time. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!
E-bok
Engelska, 201633 kr
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Feed your garden and your garden will feed you.This final installment in The Ultimate Guide to Soil series walks new and advanced gardeners through using dozens of amendments for fertilizing, mulching, and conditioning the organic garden. Hess starts with traditional materials like compost and cover crops, branches out into permaculture goodies such as biochar and hugelkultur, and comes full-circle with both urban and rural waste products including cardboard and humanure.Based on a decade growing all of her family's vegetables using organic techniques, the author steers readers away from potential hazards like weedy straw and heavy-metal-imbued inks. Then she suggests both quick fixes and slow-but-sure options for integrating found and purchased amendments into troubled ground to create a garden paradise.Don't miss this conclusion to a series that has been described as "e;Easy, useful, and homestead tested."e; You'll recoup the cost of this book with your first nutrient-dense bunch of homegrown asparagus and the increased flavors in your existing garden will be icing on the cake.
E-bok
Engelska, 201687 kr
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Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or in your window! Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is perfect for you. The book begins with a personality test for your soil, then uses that information to plan a course of action for revitalizing poor soil and turning good dirt into great earth. Next, you’ll learn to start and maintain a no-till garden, to balance nutrients with remineralization, and to boost organic matter with easy cover crops. Don’t forget the encyclopedic overview of organic soil amendments at the end. Old standbys like manures and mulches are explained in depth along with less common additions such as bokashi compost and castings from worms and black soldier fly larvae. Learn when hugelkultur, biochar, paper, and cardboard do and don’t match your garden needs, then read about when and how to safely use urine and humanure around edible plantings. With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener,The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you! This ebook includes the complete text of Personality Tests for Your Soil, Small-Scale No-Till Gardening Basics, Balancing Soil Nutrients and Acidity, and Soil Amendments for the Organic Garden.
E-bok
Engelska, 2012151 kr
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The Weekend Homesteader is organized by month—so whether it’s January or June you’ll find exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. You'll learn about backyard chicken care, how to choose the best mushroom and berry species, and why and how to plant a no-till garden that heals the soil while providing nutritious food. Permaculture techniques will turn your homestead into a vibrant ecosystem and attract native pollinators while converting our society's waste into high-quality compost and mulch. Meanwhile, enjoy the fruits of your labor right away as you learn the basics of cooking and eating seasonally, then preserve homegrown produce for later by drying, canning, freezing, or simply filling your kitchen cabinets with storage vegetables. As you become more self-sufficient, you'll save seeds, prepare for power outages, and tear yourself away from a full-time job, while building a supportive and like-minded community. You won't be completely eliminating your reliance on the grocery store, but you will be plucking low-hanging (and delicious!) fruits out of your own garden by the time all forty-eight projects are complete.
Del 1 - Gap Year
Gap Year
Rambling Through Brambles in England and Scotland
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
155 kr
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Del 1 - Permaculture Gardener
Homegrown Humus
Cover Crops in a No-Till Garden
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
156 kr
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E-bok
PDF, Tyska, 2017210 kr
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"Ich gehe ohne Illusionen, aber mit festem Willen." Voller Mutterliebe, Lebensmut und mit hanseatischer Haltung berichten die Briefe der Anna Hess aus der Zeit von 1937 bis 1943. Die bejahrte Dame schildert in regelmäßigen Briefen an ihre nach Buenos Aires emigrierte Tochter nicht nur ihre eigene Lage. Sie greift immer auch auf, was ihre Tochter ihr aus Buenos Aires zu berichten hatte. So wird ein authentisches Bild des Lebens in Hamburg sowie in der Immigration nachgezeichnet.Anna Hess "Und brauchst Du Dir, mein Liebling, keine Sorgen zu machen, daß ich bei meinem hohen Alter noch fortgeschickt werde. Nur glaube ich nicht, daß ich hier allein in meinem gemütlichen Zimmer mein Leben beschließe und gewöhne ich mich an den Gedanken, daß ich über kurz oder lang in ein Altersheim komme." Anna Hess wurde im Juni 1943 im Alter von 88 Jahren nach Theresienstadt deportiert und starb drei Monate nach ihrer Ankunft.Die Herausgeberin Madelaine Linden ist die Urenkelin von Anna Hess.
E-bok
Engelska, 202238 kr
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Twelve months to self-sufficiency! This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. The Spring volume includes the following projects:Plant easy berriesStock up on dried goodsPrepare for an emergency with backup lightingSet homesteading goalsPlant a spring gardenGrow edible mushroomsAttract native beesLearn to enjoy what you've gotBonus epilogue: Becoming true weekend homesteaders The second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore. Dive right in and start your homesteading journey today!
E-bok
Engelska, 202238 kr
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Twelve months to self-sufficiency! This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise. The winter volume includes the following projects:Rotate your garden vegetablesRoast a chickenStore drinking waterDiversify your incomePlant a fruit treeCook up a pot of soupNarrow down your list of essential toolsStay warm without electricityTest your garden soilBake breadAwaken your media consciousnessTurn trash into treasures The second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore. Dive right in and start your homesteading journey today!
E-bok
Engelska, 202233 kr
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Twelve months to self-sufficiency!This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise.The Fall volume includes the following projects:* Save your own seeds* Preserve garden produce by drying* Build a chicken coop or tractor* Make a rain barrel* Eat seasonally* Can tomatoes* Bring your chickens home* Experience voluntary simplicity* Extend the fall gardening season with quick hoops* Store vegetables on the shelf* Scavenge biomass for the garden* Become an apprenticeThe second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore.
E-bok
Engelska, 202238 kr
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Twelve months to self-sufficiency!This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to have fun while doing it, these projects will be right up your alley, whether you live on a forty-acre farm, a postage-stamp lawn in suburbia, or a high rise.The summer volume includes the following projects:* Plant your summer garden* Decipher nutrition* Choose the right mulch for each plant* Make homesteading easy with teamwork* Start a compost pile* Build a worm bin* Experiment with seasonings* Calculate your real hourly wage* Plant a fall garden* Freeze delicious garden produce* Hang your clothes out to dry* Make a budgetThe second edition has been revised and expanded to match the paperback, with extra photos and feedback from weekend homesteaders just like you, plus permaculture-related avenues for the more advanced homesteader to explore. Dive right in and start your homesteading journey today!
E-bok
Engelska, 202351 kr
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Clean water for healthy chickens! Are you tired of filthy waterers in your coops and tractors? Do you want to keep your flock hydrated in the winter when traditional waterers freeze? Or perhaps you'd like to give your flock something to do so they don't pick on each other? The creators of the Avian Aqua Miser share tips and tricks from over a decade of experience in this image-heavy ebook. From easy-to-build bucket waterers to complex PVC arrays, you'll save time and money while creating the perfect waterer for any type of poultry while learning from the pros.
Del 4 - Permaculture Chicken
Incubating and Hatching Homegrown Chicks
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
195 kr
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Del 6 - Modern Simplicity
Building a Better Garden
DIY Gardening Projects
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
144 kr
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