The complete idiot's guide to urban homesteading
By: by Sundari Elizabeth Kraft
Publisher: Alpha Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781615641048
Subjects: Self-reliant living; Sustainable development; Urban homesteading; Urban agriculture; Sustainable living; Self-reliance
Other titles: Urban homesteading
Description: The urban homesteading movement is growing and flourishing. Learn to create a sustainable life for yourself in the city, with the helpful guide to everything you need to know to get a taste of "country life" in your apartment or house.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: What it means to homestead in the city. What is urban homesteading? ; City considerations ; The life of an urban homesteader; title: City farming. Growing without a yard ; Growing in your yard ; Growing on someone else's land ; Seed starting in the city ; Keeping your garden healthy ; Enjoying your bounty; title: Raising animals for food. Livestock in the city ; Chickens coming home to roost ; Getting your (dwarf) goat ; Raising rabbits ; Bee busy ; Aquaponics: raising fish and plants together; title: A homemade life in the city. Small-batch food preserving ; Preparing what you harvest ; The finer things ; Cleaning your home, naturally; title: Making the most of what you have. Energy-wise living ; Water is precious ; Turning waste into gold ; Foraging in the city.