With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more
"If we work hard, we sleep well."
Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it "not suitable for agriculture." Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food.
Such self-sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic grazing--employed mostly by larger-scale commercial operations--have been adapted by the Doughertys to fit their family's needs. In The Independent Farmstead, The Sow's Ear model for regenerating the land and growing food--"the best you ever tasted"--is elucidated for others to use and build upon.
In witty and welcoming style, The Independent Farmstead covers everything from choosing a species of ruminant and incorporating it into a grass-based system to innovative electric fencing and watering systems, to what to do with all of the milk, meat, and, yes, manure that the self-sustaining farm produces. Within these pages, the Doughertys discuss how to:
Find and improve poor, waste, or abused land and develop its natural water resources;
Select and purchase the appropriate ruminant for regenerating your farmstead;
Apply fencing strategies and pasture management basics;
Implement basic, uncomplicated food processing, including large and small animal butchering and cheese making; and
Integrate grass, gardens, and livestock to minimize or eliminate the need for off-farm inputs.
As the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling "the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children." The Independent Farmstead is a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it's the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as "the beginning of a conversation," one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: Camouflage at war ISBN: 1782744983 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782744986 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: Unarmed combat ISBN: 1782743286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782743286 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates how different martial arts have been combined by special forces units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence against multiple assailants, and explains what works and what doesn`t. The book is the definitive guide for anyone wanting to be ready for anything.
Автор: Dougherty Martin J. Название: Chinese Tanks & Afvs: 1950-Present ISBN: 1782748687 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782748687 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2850.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Illustrated with expert colour profile artworks and technical specifications, Modern Chinese Tanks explores the main battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, self-propelled guns and missile-launching platforms in service since 1945, with an emphasis on the latest technology deployed by the PLA.
Автор: Dougherty Martin J. Название: Ireland ISBN: 1782748784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782748786 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ireland presents more than 200 outstanding photographs celebrating the island`s most evocative and beautiful places, whether in nature or man-made, from the miles of near empty beaches to the Mourne Mountains in County Down, from the pretty fishing towns of County Cork to Dublin`s elegant Georgian streets.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: Top 50 tanks ISBN: 1782745289 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782745280 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3694.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Havel, Geoff Dhami, Narinder Prue, Sally Asquith, Ros Dougherty, John Etherington, Robin Название: Oxford reading tree story sparks: oxford level 7 ISBN: 0198356412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198356417 Издательство: Oxford Education Рейтинг: Цена: 11088.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children`s imagination and deepen their comprehension skills. This pack contains one of each of the following titles: Plughole; The Top of the Taj Mahal; Not Ethan Again!; Aunty Cake; Astron; Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J. Название: Small arms ISBN: 190744680X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781907446801 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presented in a striking landscape format, Seven-View Series: Small Arms profiles 35 of the greatest personal weapons of the past 100 years, from handguns such as the Cold .44 Magnum and Beretta 93R to classic rifles such as the M16 and AK47.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: `dark` ages ISBN: 1838861246 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838861247 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Fully illustrated with 180 photographs, artworks and maps, The `Dark` Ages is an exciting, engaging and highly informative exploration of this often-overlooked period in early medieval history.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: Aztec, inca and maya ISBN: 1838861262 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838861261 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Aztec, Inca and Maya charts the rise and fall pre-Columbian civilizations in Mesoamerica and South America, from the Maya to the Aztec and Inca empires, as well as the Zapotec, Olmec, Teotihuacan and Toltec civilizations from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: King arthur and the knights of the round table ISBN: 1838862382 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838862381 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: What`s the truth behind the King Arthur legend and why has it endured? Long before the Marvel Universe there was the universe of Arthurian romance, and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere, Galahad, among others, as well as the quest for the Holy Grail.
Автор: Dougherty, Martin J Название: Roman myths ISBN: 1838861645 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781838861643 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Today, we may encounter the legacy of ancient Roman myths before we encounter the stories themselves, whether this is in day-to-day speech, the art on display at the Louvre, or the works of William Shakespeare. Illustrated throughout, this is an engaging introduction to Roman mythology, its roots, and its ongoing importance.
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