E-book
The complete idiot's guide to urban homesteading / by Sundari Elizabeth Kraft.
The urban homesteading movement is growing and flourishing. Learn to create a sustainable life for yourself in the city, with the helpful guide to everything you need to know to get a taste of "country life" in your apartment or house.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101527061
- ISBN: 1101527064
- ISBN: 9781101529003
- ISBN: 1101529008
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: New York : Alpha Books, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-316) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What it means to homestead in the city. What is urban homesteading? ; City considerations ; The life of an urban homesteader -- City farming. Growing without a yard ; Growing in your yard ; Growing on someone else's land ; Seed starting in the city ; Keeping your garden healthy ; Enjoying your bounty -- Raising animals for food. Livestock in the city ; Chickens coming home to roost ; Getting your (dwarf) goat ; Raising rabbits ; Bee busy ; Aquaponics: raising fish and plants together -- A homemade life in the city. Small-batch food preserving ; Preparing what you harvest ; The finer things ; Cleaning your home, naturally -- Making the most of what you have. Energy-wise living ; Water is precious ; Turning waste into gold ; Foraging in the city. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Urban homesteading. Self-reliant living. Sustainable living. Urban agriculture. Self-reliance. Sustainable development. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
