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Imagine cultivating enough food to slash your grocery shopping in half—all in less than an hour a day in your own backyard. Sounds impossible, right? Marjory Wildcraft says it's not: She's been homesteading for almost twenty years and founded The Grow Network to teach hundreds of thousands of others—some with very little space or time, some city dwellers with rooftop gardens—how to do the same, from gardening, to raising chickens, to composting, to medicine-making.

Have you considered organic gardening but don't know where to start? Are you interested in growing fruits and vegetables in your backyard? This audiobook will teach you everything you need to know about mini farming, from the planning stage right up to bringing in your first harvest. Being self-sustainable and growing your own food has many benefits that you can now reap. So, use the tips given here and start working on your garden. With a little effort and consistency on your part, you will soon see your plants give you healthy and delicious produce.

“Vermicomposting is a great way to acknowledge the role that soil organisms play in successful gardening. Understanding how worms take scraps and turn them into a wonderful soil amendment makes it easy to recognize the role that native earthworms and other soil organisms play in one’s garden.” Scott Wilson – Gardener Scott YouTube Channel In The Beginner’s Guide to Worm Farms and Vermicomposting, Madalina Podgorean delivers a comprehensive, expert-driven resource for anyone looking to harness the power of worms to transform food scraps and organic waste into nutrient-rich compost....

Bringing dynamic back into vegetable gardening, seed saving, and breeding of plants and animals. A joyful and accessible approach to growing tasty, productive, and resiliently diverse food. Advocating a return to traditional regenerative horticulture methods of gardening and farming, while minimizing the use of current agricultural methods. Focusing on communities, and local varieties of crops and animals. Biodiversity and cross pollination allow selection for crops that thrive under ever changing conditions, while lessening the need for costly inputs, like poisons, fertilizer, materials, ...

Since 2021, 85 percent of people around the world have been transforming their behavior to become more eco-conscious. This means they minimize waste, aim to wisely use the environment, and limit the use of earth’s natural resources, while also ensuring quality working and living environments. Would you like to be part of this statistic?

Despite what others may say about the off-grid style of living, it’s not strange and it’s not a “phase” you will eventually get over. Everyone has different passions and definitions of what the perfect life would be, so not all people will understand. Regardless of what family or friends say, don’t let them deter you. If it’s something you truly desire, then there’s no other option than to go for it!

Get ready for a refreshing and unique take on preparedness. This essential guide is for regular people who want to handle disaster situations confidently, without digging a network of underground bunkers stockpiled with weaponry.

Tiny houses on wheels are glamorous and solve a lot of problems for people, but actually building one is a different story entirely. Maybe you've spent a lot of time researching and planning, but you're not quite sure you are ready. Or perhaps you are having a tiny house built for you but don't know what your builder will really do or how to communicate with them. Whatever your situation, this audiobook will arm you with construction knowledge in simple terms.

As you may already know, it is very common for people to attach much more importanc.e to material things than they should. Minimalism helps us make room for the truly important things in life: our passions, what drives us, our family, our health, etc.

For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are. Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process.

Are you dreaming about having your own greenhouse but feeling daunted by the numerous choices out there? Do you want to elevate your gardening skills with a greenhouse but need to know how to start? Are you craving the flavor of freshly grown produce but lacking the necessary gardening knowledge to achieve it? You are in the right place if you answered YES to at least one of these questions! A greenhouse can help you enhance your gardening skills, improve the quality of your produce, and provide a fulfilling and rewarding hobby. A greenhouse provides a controlled environment for growing ...

This book is packed full of tips and tricks to create a beautiful, organised home that you will love spending time in. It offers hacks to organise your home without breaking the bank, ways to increase your storage, as well as easy cleaning hacks that use common household items and natural ingredients. My aim is to show you how to make your home beautiful and tidy in the shortest time possible, freeing you up to do other things.

Make healthier life choices to heal yourself and the environment through self-sufficiency. Holistic Homesteading by Roxanne Ahern provides the tools for living slowly, intentionally, and better through permaculture, edible gardening, and organic farming.

If you're looking for a way to become self-sufficient in terms of your food supply, then pay attention...Establishing a mini-farm in your backyard is an immensely beneficial and lucrative initiative. It will help you to become self-sufficient in terms of your food supply and also allow you to live a much more sustainable life. Regardless of how large or small your yard is, you can build a farm on it. You will learn how to get started with backyard farming; in addition to the mini-farm, you can raise bees and create a profitable honey business!

DIY Cleaning Made Easy: How To Declutter, Get Organized And Live In A Stress Free Home Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $2.99. Regularly priced at $4.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to make cleaning every part of your house easier for you! First, it discusses how most of the cleaning problems we encounter are of our own making and then it will provide detailed solutions on how to deal with it. This book can also help you in making a cleaning schedule that would complement your work and fun ...

Discover exactly how to find land for your tiny house, correctly budget, and navigate zoning and code, even if you have no experience.

In this accessible guide to the meanings of sustainability, Kent Portney describes the evolution of the idea and examines its application in a variety of contemporary contexts - from economic growth and consumption to government policy and urban planning.

Attention meat eaters! Ever wanted to get away from the "stuff" that passes for meat in the supermarket, with its chemical additives, preservatives, and "pink slime"? Here's how to do it! Author Anita Evangelista, who has lived in city and country raising livestock, here shows you how to raise meat, eggs, and milk in a suburban or rural setting -- from chickens, goats, pot bellied pigs, rabbits, ducks, and quail. Included in this concise guide are instructions on selecting good quality animals, feeding, housing, and raising them right so you can produce the best, most tasty, most wholesome ...

Ducks are a great source of meat and eggs. You'll find that ducks are easier to take care of than chickens, and they're perfect for backyard homesteading. Duck eggs are even considered to be better than chicken eggs due to their size and nutritional value. Ducks are also less aggressive and noisy than chickens, making them perfect for your backyard.

Take charge of your life and start becoming prepared for what lies around the next corner. Have you ever felt that the world is slowly falling apart? Do you worry you are not prepared enough? Stop being the kind of person that rushes to the store every time a little disaster is announced on the television. Take charge of your life and start becoming prepared for what lies around the next corner. By picking up Prepper's Medical Handbook, you will learn how to treat various injuries and illnesses through the use of first aid.