The complete idiot's guide to urban homesteading
Record details
- ISBN: 1101529008
- ISBN: 9781101529003
- ISBN: 1101527064
- ISBN: 9781101527061
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) : illustrations
remote - 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. |
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Subject: | Urban homesteading Self-reliant living Sustainable living Urban agriculture Self-reliance Sustainable development |
Genre: | Electronic books. |