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Outlines the ways to run a suburban homesteading garden, covering such topics as developing and nurturing healthy soil, using permaculture techniques, and making money with crops.

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Twisted Creek Press
Language
English
Pages
347

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Small Farms, Vegetable gardening, Organic gardening, Edible landscaping, Permaculture
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United States

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Milford, USA

First Sentence

"At age 33, I quit my job as a high school teacher."

Table of Contents

Introduction Page 1
PART 1. Getting to Know the Micro-Farm Page 5
Chapter 1. Suburbia: Civilization's Opportunity Page 7
The Suburban Problem Page 11
Suburban Micro-Farming Myths Page 12
The Suburban Micro-Farm Solution Page 14
Chapter 2. Managing Expectations Page 17
Prevent Garden Overwhelm Syndrome Page 18
Life Hacks for the Busy Micro-Farmer Page 20
When It's Not Enough Page 23
Overcoming Brown Thumbs Page 26
Setting Up Your Neighborhood for Success Page 28
Chapter 3. Developing Healthy Soil Page 39
Building Soil Health and Fertility Page 40
Guide to Organic Soil Amendments Page 43
No-Till Micro-Farming Page 60
Constructing a Simple Compost System Page 69
How to Compost Page 73
Cultivate Worm Castings with Vermicomposting Page 75
Chapter 4. Vegetables On The Micro-Farm Page 79
The Efficient Micro-Farm Page 80
Guide to Planting and Growing Vegetables Page 85
Choosing Crops to Meet Your Needs Page 94
How to Place Vegetables Page 102
Extending the Season with Cold Frames Page 110
Chapter 5. Fruit on the Micro-Farm Page 119
Growing Fruit Trees Page 120
Growing Berries for Beginners Page 123
Choosing Fruit for Your Circumstances Page 134
Chapter 6. Herbs on the Micro-Farm Page 139
Kitchen Garden Herbs Page 140
Growing a Medicine Garden Page 142
Herbs in a Pollinator Garden Page 146
Create an Herb Spiral Page 150
PART 2. Becoming a Micro-Farmer Page 155
Chapter 7. Organizing Your Micro-Farm Page 157
Make a Garden Sketch Page 160
Make Seed and Supply Purchases Page 161
Month-by-Month Micro-Farming Page 164
Checklists and Monthly Calendars Page 169
Chapter 8. Seed Starting & Planting Page 173
Starting Seeds Indoors: A Step-by-Step Guide Page 174
How to Sow Seeds Directly Outdoors Page 181
How to Transplant Seedlings Outdoors Page 183
Chapter 9. Maintaining the Garden & Harvesting the Produce Page 187
Daily Garden Visits Page 188
Mulching in the Garden Page 188
Watering Page 195
Pest Management Page 197
Guide to Harvesting Vegetables Page 205
Cleaning up the Garden for Fall Page 212
Easy Seeds to Save Page 216
Storing Seeds Page 220
PART 3. Advanced Micro-Farming Techniques Page 225
Chapter 10. Edible Landscaping Page 227
Why Landscape with Edibles? Page 228
Things to Consider before Breaking Ground Page 230
Landscape Design Principles for Visual Appeal Page 232
Planning Techniques for the Edible Landscape Page 232
Choosing What to Plant Page 235
Utilizing the Parking Strip Page 241
Chapter 11. Digging Deeper: Permaculture & Micro-Farming Page 245
Using Water Wisely Page 246
Building Plant Guilds Page 259
Farming the Contour Page 266
Terracing with Check Logs Page 270
Managing the Edges Page 274
Permaculture Plants Page 288
Chapter 12. Making Money on the Suburban Micro-Farm Page 297
Perennial Crops Page 298
Annual Crops with a Long Season Page 301
Shade Crops Page 302
The Edible Plant Nursery Page 305
Cut Flowers Page 307
Maple Syrup Page 309
Cottage Food Products Page 310
Homemade Soap Page 312
Teaching and Writing Page 313
Tips for Success Page 315
Conclusion Page 319
Acknowledgements Page 321
Bibliography Page 323
Additional Resources Page 328
Books Page 329
Online Resources Page 330
Index Page 331
About the Author Page 345
Bonus Materials: TenthAcreFarm.com/tsmf-companion

Edition Notes

Originally published in 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329) and index.

Issued also as an ebook.

Copyright Date
2017

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
635
Library of Congress
SB321 .S87 2018

Contributors

Illustrator
Becky Bayne
Indexer
Lydia Jones
Editor
Julie Hotchkiss
Editor
Brannan Sirratt

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
347 pages
Number of pages
347
Dimensions
8.5 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.64 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26954593M
ISBN 10
0997520833
ISBN 13
9780997520835
LCCN
2017916241
OCLC/WorldCat
1009099433

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