Anna Hess: 16 books
Growing into a Farm
Before the Walden Effect
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
"This is a love story in three parts about how I ended up with much more than I bargained for, and grew beyond the person I thought I'd be."
Anna Hess spent her early childhood chasing ornery cows back into the barn, eating all of her family's strawberries before they got ripe so she didn't...
Bug-free Organic Gardening
Controlling Pest Insects Without Chemicals
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Put down those harmful sprays and pick up the tricks of natural pest control!
Are you sick and tired of pesky insects in your garden? Do you want to stay away from pesticides and harmful poisons that could be hazardous to your garden and your health? If you answered yes to both of those questions,...
Thrifty Chicken Breeds
Efficient Producers of Eggs and Meat on the Homestead
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Do you want your chicken habit to pay for itself?
Many backyard chicken keepers are surprised to learn that they spend more on store-bought feed than they would have paid for eggs and meat at the grocery store. If you're on a budget and want your foray into poultry to save money, not lose money,...
Personality Tests For Your Soil
The Ultimate Guide to Soil, #1
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!
Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just...
Soil Amendments for the Organic Garden: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home
The Ultimate Guide to Soil, #4
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Feed your garden and your garden will feed you.
This final installment in The Ultimate Guide to Soil series walks new and advanced gardeners through using dozens of amendments for fertilizing, mulching, and conditioning the organic garden. Hess starts with traditional materials like compost...
The Weekend Homesteader
A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
The Weekend Homesteader is organized by month—so whether it’s January or June you’ll find exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours each weekend and would like to...
Homegrown Humus
Cover Crops in a No-Till Garden
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Homegrown humus is easy with cover crops!
Cover crops are a simple, cheap way to boost your soil's organic matter, to fight weeds, to prevent erosion, to attract pollinators, and to keep the ecosystem in balance. Unfortunately, most information on growing cover crops is written for people who...
Balancing Soil Nutrients and Acidity: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home
The Ultimate Guide to Soil, #3
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2016
Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!
Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you've ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious...
Pasture Basics
How to Keep the Grass Green and Your Chickens Happy
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Do you want to enjoy healthy eggs and meat from chickens raised on pasture?
Pasture Basics starts at the beginning to help you design the best pasturing setup for your flock and for your homestead. Great grazing for chickens won't be found in the perfect pasture for sheep or cows --- you need...
Small-Scale No-Till Gardening Basics
The Ultimate Guide to Soil, #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!
Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you've ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious...
by Stella Wilkinson, Sibel Hodge, Zelah Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
The Indie Author Potluck Cookbook is a privately operated charity project designed to raise funds and awareness for the Food Bank of South Jersey. All contributors to this collection have donated their time and recipes in support of the project. This cookbook features a true "potluck" feel...
Weekend Homesteader: April
Weekend Homesteader, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Twelve months to self-sufficiency!
This fully updated second edition of the popular Weekend Homesteader series includes exciting, short projects that you can use to dip your toes into the vast ocean of homesteading without getting overwhelmed. If you need to fit homesteading into a few hours...
The Ultimate Guide to Soil
The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or in your window!
Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious...
by Anna Hess
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Hatch healthy homegrown chicks!
Permaculture Chicken: Incubation Handbook walks beginners through perfecting the incubating and hatching process so they can enjoy the exhilaration of the hatch without the angst of dead chicks. 92 full color photos bring incubation to life, while charts, diagrams, and tables provide the data you need to accomplish a hatch rate of 85% or more.
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