Mini Farming: 23 Lessons on How to Start an Organic Mini Farm at Your Home
By Lona Boyd
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About this ebook
Are you interested in learning how to be more self-sufficient? A mini-farm can help you do just that. What is a mini-farm? In short, it’s a small farming effort that you put forth at your home regardless of its size.
In this book, you will learn:
1. Questions you should ask before you start your mini-farm
2. How to build a small greenhouse
3. How to build a full size root cellar and a mini-root cellar
4. What you need to know about choosing seeds
5. How to know when your vegetables are ready to harvest
6. Things you should ask before choosing fruit trees
7. How to start a container garden
8. Important information about raising chickens
9. How to make your own chicken feed
10. How to preserve your produce.
Having a mini-farm can help you save money and be less reliant on commercial goods. You get to be in control of your food and know if there are any preservatives or pesticides involved in the food. You can have farm fresh eggs and delicious produce for your family.
Mini-farming is fun for the whole family! You can get your children involved by building them a raised garden bed with the layout found in this great book.
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Mini Farming - Lona Boyd
Introduction
Mini-farming is the act of farming a small area of land. Some people have a little bit of land and decide to set up a small farm. Others only have their front or back yard in the middle of an urban area. Mini-farming, regardless of location, is a great way to be as self-sustaining as possible. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you will be totally self-sustaining. If you live in the middle of a city, you may find that you have limited space.
There’s no one right way to start a mini-farm. There are some things that you should find out before you get started. Let’s talk about some legalities. This isn’t meant to be legal advice. This is just something that you should read and look into. You don’t want to run a mini-farm if it doesn’t comply with your local ordinances or laws. Getting shut down could be as simple as them telling you to shut down or giving you a ticket. In some insane instances, it can also mean they condemn your home or land.
If you live in a city or town, check with your city hall to find out what you can and can’t do. Some cities and towns do not allow people to have more than a certain number of animals. Some do not allow chickens and roosters. So, if you have an idea of what you’d like to do, you should check to make sure that it is legal. Also, if you have the idea of getting rid of your grass in your front yard and growing a vegetable garden, you will want to check with your city to make sure that this won’t violate city code. In some cities, you can get a ticket and even have your property condemned if you do not have a lawn that the city or town believes is acceptable.
If you plan to live off the grid either in the city or on your own land outside of city limits, you will want to check with city officials to make sure that’s legal. This is very important if you have minor children in your home or within your care. Less than 100 years ago, it was not uncommon that people did not have running water, heat and air, or electricity in their home. Recently, some people who made a decision to live off of the grid with their family had their children removed by state officials because they did not have electricity. So, make sure that you know whether or not you have the legal ability to live off of the grid. Also, some cities will condemn property that does not have utilities that meet their