Smallholder's Manual, The

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Whether you are an established smallholder, or just starting to take the first tentative steps towards farming at your home, The Smallholder's Manual contains a wealth of valuable information on all the key aspects of small-scale agriculture. Topics covered include: * The rural property: buying a small farm, preparing outbuilding and equipping it with machinery and tools. * The land: the kitchen garden, protected cultivation, orchards and pasture. * Livestock: from bees, rabbits and chickens to goats, cattle and exotic species. * Commercial considerations, regulations and organic farming. Illustrated with 200 diagrams and colour photographs, this practical handbook will be welcomed by the small-scale farmer in the twenty-first century. AUTHOR: For thirteen years Katie Thear and her husband David lived on a smallholding in Essex, where they combined small-scale farming with publishing Country Smallholding magazine. Katie has advised on organic and welfare standards for poultry and livestock, and currently lectures in the UK and USA. 200 colour photos

For thirteen years Katie Thear and her husband David lived on a smallholding in Essex, where they combined small-scale farming with publishing Country Smallholding magazine. Katie has advised on organic and welfare standards for poultry and livestock, and currently lectures in the UK and USA.