Mini-Farming for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle is a comprehensive and practical guide for anyone seeking greater independence, food security, and connection to the land, regardless of space or experience. Whether you have a small backyard, an urban rooftop, or a modest rural plot, this book provides you with the knowledge and confidence to create a productive mini-farm tailored to your lifestyle. Harper Moss combines hands-on strategies with sustainable principles to guide readers through every stage of self-sufficient living-from designing an efficient garden layout and nurturing healthy soil to raising backyard chickens, managing pests organically, and preserving the harvest. With step-by-step instructions, space-saving techniques, and real-world insights, readers will learn to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and grains while integrating livestock and creating value-added products for both personal use and small-scale profit. Inside, you'll find: ¿ Scalable strategies for cultivating food in limited spaces ¿ Organic composting, soil enrichment, and irrigation methods ¿ Strategies for seed starting, crop rotation, and extending the growing season ¿ Guides for raising egg and meat chickens, along with ethical butchering. ¿ Practical methods for canning, dehydrating, fermenting, and preserving food ¿ Ideas for transforming your mini-farm into a home-based business Rooted in permaculture and low-impact practices, this book empowers readers to reclaim control over what they eat and how they live. Mini-Farming for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle is more than a gardening manual-it's a modern blueprint for resilience, sustainability, and fulfillment in uncertain times.
Mini-Farming for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle : A Practical Guide to Growing, Preserving, and Thriving on a Small Patch of Land