Beginner's Guide to Self Sufficiency Projects for the Home: Grow Edibles, Raise Animals, Live Off The...

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Editors of Cool Springs Press

Beginner's Guide to Self Sufficiency Projects for the Home

Grow Edibles, Raise Animals, Live Off The Grid & DIY

Editors of Cool Springs Press

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New Shoe Press
19 November 2024

Self-sufficiency; Home & house maintenance; DIY: house maintenance manuals

Build a self-sufficient life with these 40+ photo-illustrated projects for growing and preserving your own food, keeping animals, harnessing alternative energy, and more.

Learning to do more things yourself is healthy, rewarding, and fulfilling, and benefits the environment. Whether you live in the suburbs or have 80 acres in the mountains, this new and affordable edition adapted from the best-selling Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency guides your way withclear plan drawings,precise instructions, anddetailed photos.

Beginner's Guide to Self-Sufficiency Projects for the Home is organized into the categories Chickens & Other Creatures, Nourishing Your Garden, Garden Projects, Food Preparation & Preservation, Homestead Amenities, and Outbuildings & Fences, with projects that include: Aportable chicken arkTwo types of beehivesSolar cookersFirewood storageApotato-growing boxHoophouses and greenhousesRaised planting bedsRain barrelsAcider pressCompost binsDrying racksAnd more With these easy-to-follow projects, make progress, step by step, toward your goal of more independent living.

By: Editors of Cool Springs Press
Imprint: New Shoe Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780760391006
ISBN 10: 0760391009
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 19 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Building A Self-Sufficient Life SECTION 1: CHICKENS AND OTHER CREATURES 01 Chicken Coop 02 Brooder Box 03 Large Farm Animals 04 Top-Bar Beehive SECTION 2: NOURISHING YOUR GARDEN 05 Compost Bin 06 Two-Bin Composter 07 Collecting Rainwater 08 Channeling Rainwater SECTION 3: GARDEN PROJECTS 09 Starting and Transplanting Seedlings 10 Clothesline Trellis 11 Pallet Planter 12 Raised Beds 13 Cold Frame 14 Planting Trees SECTION 4: FOOD PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION 15 Preserving Your Bounty 16 Solar Dryer 17 Root Vegetable Rack SECTION 5: HOMESTEAD AMENITIES 18 Solar Oven 19 Frame Loom 20 Manual Laundry Washer Resources Credits Index

The Editors of Cool Springs Press have produced the highest qualityDIY homeimprovement books for more than 30 years. In conjunction with the experts at BLACK+DECKER they have combined resources to create more than 200 home improvement titles thatprovide consumers and weekend DIYers with the information they need to get the job done right. Their books have set the standard for do-it-yourself publishing, featuring clear, professional photography and concise step-by-step instructions that get straight to the point.View our full catalog at quarto.com.