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Author Nash, George, 1949-

Title Homesteading in the 21st century : how one family created a more sustainable, self-sufficient, and satisfying life / George Nash & Jane Waterman.

Imprint Newtown, Conn. : Taunton Press, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  630 Nas    ---  Available
Description 410 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 402-404) and index.
Contents Finding the right location -- Land & climate -- Water & water systems -- Home base -- Natural resources -- Choosing a gardening system -- Soil & garden basics -- Vegetables & grains -- Brambles, berries & apples -- The gardener's kitchen -- Living with animals -- Chickens: the gateway critters -- Turkeys & other barnyard birds -- Pigs, cows & other farm animals -- Shelter & fences.
Summary The authors show you how to appreciate and celebrate the important things in your life-- food, shelter, livelihood, family, and community-- in order to reclaim and reconnect with the natural world, and to live a life more in harmony with the cycle of the seasons.
Source NBK 7/11 PPL
Subject Agriculture -- United States.
Home economics, Rural -- United States.
Gardening -- United States.
Country life -- United States.
Added Author Waterman, Jane.
ISBN 9781600852961 (pbk.)
1600852963 (pbk.)

 
    
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