Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners (eBook)

A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests

Chris Gleason (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
160 Seiten
Fox Chapel Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60765-443-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This is a practical and engaging guide to transforming an ordinary backyard into a productive farm. Homesteading is experiencing a revival among both rural and urban residents who want to get back to basics and live closer to the land. With this book, homeowners will obtain both inspiration and instruction for transforming their grassy yard into a lush farm that can produce all the food they need. The author is an experienced woodworker and homesteader who shows how to plan and design a backyard farm. He offers expert advice for making all of the essential hard-working structures that are needed to sustain small-scale agriculture. Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 projects including green houses, beehives, rabbit hutches, raised beds, potting sheds, trellises, fences, and more. Readers learn how to create an irrigation system, harvest rainwater, and keep their farms environmentally sound. Each detailed plan is accompanied by the author's clear, instructive drawings. More than just a manual, the book also offers entertaining and enlightening interviews with both experts and "average Joe" farmers. We learn what motivates them to become backyard farmers, the lessons that they have to share, and maybe even a couple of funny stories along the way.

Autor

Chris Gleason is the author of several books for the DIY market including Built-In Furniture for the Home, The Complete Kitchen Makeover, Complete Custom Closet, Old-School Workshop Accessories and Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life. He was raised on a farm in upstate New York. He has been raising chickens in his Salt Lake City backyard for over six years. He currently builds and sells chicken coops. He has owned Gleason Woodworking Studios for over 13 years.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Home Decorating
• Verlagsort: Mount Joy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Schlagworte: adobe oven • awning • bee hive • churrasco grill • clay oven • cold frames • compost • DIY • DIY kitchen • fire pit • Gardening • home growing • Irrigation • Kitchen Design • outdoor fireplaces • Pergola • pizza oven • rabbit hutches • raised beds • salad growing
• ISBN-10: 1-60765-443-1 / 1607654431
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60765-443-8 / 9781607654438