MAXIMIZING YOUR MINI FARM PA

Mini 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. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre, Brett Markham gives you tips, tricks, and planning advice on how to make the most of your mini farm. New topics include: * Soil and Fertility * Tools and Techniques * Planting Guides and Seeders * Easy Trellising * Weed Control Techniques * Greater Food Self-Sufficiency * Making Your Own Country Wines * Making Your Own Vinegars * Making Cheese at Home * Cooking for Self-Sufficiency Keep your costs down and production high with this complete guide to maximizing your mini farm-whether it's a rooftop urban garden, a suburban backyard, or a more substantial plot of land. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with tables, diagrams, and 200 color illustrations and author photographs.

Brett L. Markham is an engineer, third-generation farmer, and polymath. Using the methods explained in his book, he runs a profitable, Certified Naturally Grown mini farm on less than half an acre. Brett works full Lime as an engineer for a broadband ISP and farms in his spare time. The author of Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre, he 1ives in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.