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The Self-Sufficiency Manual

Paperback

Published: 1st December 2011
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Here is all you need to know to get started and establish a successful smallholding or garden plot to provide you and your family with food throughout the year. The Self-Sufficiency Manual has been written to cater for southern hemisphere gardening, including information on heat and drought, pests and diseases, common plants and vegetables and more. There is practical advice on planning, establishing and maintaining a smallholding, allotment or garden, as well as a step-by-step and fully illustrated guide to planting, growing, harvesting and storing vegetables and fruit produce. There are essential tips on selecting, housing, and looking after chickens, goats, pigs, bees and more, as well as expert advice on collecting and recycling water and generating energy for your home.

About the Author

Alison Candlin tends her own kitchen garden, plunders the hedgerows for berries and enjoys cooking (and consuming) the fruits of her labors. She is an experienced writer and editor, with credits in numerous cookery and gardening books, including Food from your Garden and Plant it, Grow it, Eat it!

ISBN: 9781742663524
ISBN-10: 1742663524
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 1st December 2011
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Dimensions (cm): 23.6 x 19.5
Weight (kg): 0.875