With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more
"If we work hard, we sleep well."
Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it "not suitable for agriculture." Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food.
Such self-sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic grazing--employed mostly by larger-scale commercial operations--have been adapted by the Doughertys to fit their family's needs. In The Independent Farmstead, The Sow's Ear model for regenerating the land and growing food--"the best you ever tasted"--is elucidated for others to use and build upon.
In witty and welcoming style, The Independent Farmstead covers everything from choosing a species of ruminant and incorporating it into a grass-based system to innovative electric fencing and watering systems, to what to do with all of the milk, meat, and, yes, manure that the self-sustaining farm produces. Within these pages, the Doughertys discuss how to:
Find and improve poor, waste, or abused land and develop its natural water resources;
Select and purchase the appropriate ruminant for regenerating your farmstead;
Apply fencing strategies and pasture management basics;
Implement basic, uncomplicated food processing, including large and small animal butchering and cheese making; and
Integrate grass, gardens, and livestock to minimize or eliminate the need for off-farm inputs.
As the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling "the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children." The Independent Farmstead is a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it's the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as "the beginning of a conversation," one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring.
Автор: Havel, Geoff Dhami, Narinder Prue, Sally Asquith, Ros Dougherty, John Etherington, Robin Название: Oxford reading tree story sparks: oxford level 7 ISBN: 0198356412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198356417 Издательство: Oxford Education Рейтинг: Цена: 9999.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children`s imagination and deepen their comprehension skills. This pack contains one of each of the following titles: Plughole; The Top of the Taj Mahal; Not Ethan Again!; Aunty Cake; Astron; Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: VILLAINS AND VIXENS ISBN: 1688045252 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781688045255 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: Sailor Take Warning - A Connie Barrera Thriller ISBN: 1673579493 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781673579499 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: VIGILANTES AND LOVERS ISBN: 1796587508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781796587500 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: SAILORS AND SIRENS ISBN: 1077093675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781077093676 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: Avengers and Rogues ISBN: 1794477497 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781794477490 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty, Hugh Название: County donegal railway bus services ISBN: 1840339543 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781840339543 Издательство: Hodder Рейтинг: Цена: 1966.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty Terri Название: Jobs If You Like Video Games ISBN: 1678202304 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781678202309 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Цена: 7575.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Dougherty Brian K. Название: Precision Engagement: Sharpening the Tip of the Spear ISBN: 124928452X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781249284529 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 10658.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Have you been there? Have you been in place where you felt abandoned, forgotten, down trodden and without hope. If you have, join the crowd. We all have at some point in our lives. The author considers the dark times as Gethsemane moments. This inspirational book explores these times and more importantly offers encouragement and possible ways to get through Gethsemane. Life is beautiful, yet into every life comes periods of darkness, or you can call them Gethsemane moments, we can and must go through Gethsemane.
Have you been there? Have you been in place where you felt abandoned, forgotten, down trodden and without hope. If you have, join the crowd. We all have at some point in our lives. The author considers the dark times as Gethsemane moments. This inspirational book explores these times and more importantly offers encouragement and possible ways to get through Gethsemane. Life is beautiful, yet into every life comes periods of darkness, or you can call them Gethsemane moments, we can and must go through Gethsemane.
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