 You Can Farm! The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and $ucceed in a Farming Enterprise |
You Can Farm is one of the best books you'll read on any subject,
not just farming. Salatin's sage advice on basic life skills (debt, sacrifice, discipline,
being a good neighbor, etc) alone is the worth the price of the book. In addition, his
model for sucessful farming is well thought out and clearly presented. It has given us
vision and hope for the future in our own farming enterprise! |
| In Pastured Poultry Profits Joel Salatin puts into words what many of us are looking for...a cost effective way to "get back to nature" by farming, and providing healthy food options at the same time! His unique approach to ideas will get your imagination going. This book would be great for anyone interested in purchasing homegrown produce and meats, and anyone wanting to try their hand at raising them. Very practical. | |
| No matter what is going on on the homestead, you can turn to Carla Emery's classic and timeless book and find out whatever it is you need to know. Need to bake bread? Make soap? Make pickles? Burn wood? Butcher animals? It's all in the Encyclopedia of Country Living, and then some! | |
| Whether you are an expert butcher or a novice, Basic Butchering
will expand your knowledge of this important art! Not only will you learn to butcher
your own cattle or hogs, but you will also learn how to process that deer you'll shoot
next hunting season. The author is a veterinarian who has a thorough grasp of
livestock and wild game anatomy.
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| Whether you are raising livestock for sale or for personal
consumption, this is the book for you! In this series of essays,
Salatin reveals his tricks in great detail, such as the egg-mobile, the
pig-aerator, electric fencing, the warm winter hay shed, and how to
promote the meat. |
