{"product_id":"the-mini-farming-handbook-9781629141978","title":"The Mini Farming Handbook","description":"Bestselling author Brett Markham's new handbook gives us the mini farming basics along with in-depth tips on vegetable gardening, fermenting, composting, and self-sufficiency in a handy new format and design. Includes: \u003cbr\u003e- Soil management and making your own fertilizer \u003cbr\u003e- Crop rotation and cover cropping\u003cbr\u003e- Composting\u003cbr\u003e- Seed starting and timing\/planning\u003cbr\u003e- Raised beds and pest management\u003cbr\u003e- Pvc trellising and planting spacers\u003cbr\u003e- Raising chickens, making your own chicken plucker, and butchering\u003cbr\u003e- Growing fruit\/nut trees and vines\u003cbr\u003e- Food preservation (canning and freezing)\u003cbr\u003e- Fermenting wine, vinegar and cheese\u003cbr\u003eWith the full color photographs that made the original \u003ci\u003eMini Farming\u003c\/i\u003e so popular, and step by step drawings, projects, graphs, and tables, you'll have everything you need for your new or established mini farm at your fingertips. So dive in a learn how to begin and cultivate your own mini farm on less than a quarter acre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. Using the methods explained in his bestselling series Mini Farming, he runs a profitable, Certi?ed Naturally Grown mini farm on less than half an acre. Brett works full time as an engineer for a broadband ISP and farms in his spare time.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726271680786,"sku":"9781629141978","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fba1f945-a623-4c57-b1c7-e361dae3d2f1.jpg?v=1734862591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mini-farming-handbook-9781629141978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}