Living on an Acre: A Practical Guide To The Self-Reliant Life, 2nd Edition
English | 2010 | ISBN: 1599218852 | 336 Pages | PDF | 12,5 MB
by U.S. Department. of Agriculture (Author), Christine Woodside (Editor)

Who hasn't daydreamed at one time or another about selling produce at a farmer's market, keeping chickens, or planting an orchard of fruit trees? Inside every do-it-yourselfer is a longing for a more independent lifestyle and the satisfaction that can come from getting one's hands dirty while turning some earth.

Whether one is thinking about a second home in the country, starting a part-time farm, or going back to the land, Living on an Acre is the classic USDA handbook, offering a comprehensive and fully updated guide to:
The benefits of rural versus urban life
What to consider when remodeling an older house
How to build a barn
Growing for self-sufficiency versus growing for profit
Beekeeping
Raising livestock
Land conservation
And much more!

About the Author
The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE's team of experts is an impressive array of authorities ranging from farm management specialists, to state farm advisors, to agricultural economists, to the former Secretary of Agriculture.

CHRISTINE WOODSIDE is a freelance editor and writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Backpacker, Yankee, Woman's Day, and Publishers Weekly. She is also the author of Energy Independence (Lyons Press). In 1987, she hiked the entire Appalachian Trail with her husband Nat Eddy.