Description: Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce eighty-five 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.
Even if you have never been a farmer or a gardener, this book covers everything you need to know to get started: buying and saving seeds, starting seedlings, establishing raised beds, soil fertility practices, composting, dealing with pest and disease problems, crop rotation, farm planning, and much more. Because 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.Brief description: Christopher Solimene approaches voice art with a lifetime of experience and passion as a director, producer, performer, and educator. Studying story during a recently earned master's degree from Yale University, Chris appreciates the enriching qualities that story brings to enlightening each individual. He's learned through his enthusiastic love for people and worldwide travel how stories and their messages often transform us in meaningful ways. Having lived in New York, Florida, and Virginia, he now makes his home on a small eighteenth-century farm in Connecticut.
Review Quotes: A concept destined to appeal to that intrepid individual whose independent nature finds the idea of abandoning the grocery store alluring.--Booklist "Booklist"