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Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners : A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests by Chris Gleason (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Item Weight: 16 Oz LCCN: 2017-278575 Number of Pages: 160 Pages Genre: Architecture, House & Home, Technology & Engineering, Gardening Synopsis: Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 projects including green houses, beehives, rabbit hutches, raised beds, potting sheds, trellises, fences, and more., This is a practical and engaging guide to transforming an ordinary backyard into a productive farm. Homesteading is experiencing a revival among both rural and urban residents who want to get back to basics and live closer to the land. With this book, homeowners will obtain both inspiration and instruction for transforming their grassy yard into a lush farm that can produce all the food they need. The author is an experienced woodworker and homesteader who shows how to plan and design a backyard farm. He offers expert advice for making all of the essential hard-working structures that are needed to sustain small-scale agriculture. Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 projects including green houses, beehives, rabbit hutches, raised beds, potting sheds, trellises, fences, and more. Readers learn how to create an irrigation system, harvest rainwater, and keep their farms environmentally sound. Each detailed plan is accompanied by the author's clear, instructive drawings. More than just a manual, the book also offers entertaining and enlightening interviews with both experts and "average Joe" farmers. We learn what motivates them to become backyard farmers, the lessons that they have to share, and maybe even a couple of funny stories along the way. Format: Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 1565235436 Reviews: Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners: A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests Another great book by Chris Gleason!There are easy to follow construction plans with step-by-step instructions for 21 projects including a green house, beehive (I want one!), rabbit hutch (very cool! and I didn't know how much they helped your garden!), raised beds, squash ramp (had never heard of such a thing!), bean leaner (another cool idea), trellises, and more. I love that his projects don't call for hard to find-expensive supplies, and are simple enough my 14 year old son and I can build together.There is lots of great information for anyone! He includes several profiles of farmers also with their hints, tips and advice; a vegetable plant per person chart; some square foot gardening tips and much more. This one should be on everyone's bookshelf, order yours today!, Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners: A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests Another great book by Chris Gleason! There are easy to follow construction plans with step-by-step instructions for 21 projects including a green house, beehive (I want one!), rabbit hutch (very cool! and I didn't know how much they helped your garden!), raised beds, squash ramp (had never heard of such a thing!), bean leaner (another cool idea), trellises, and more. I love that his projects don't call for hard to find-expensive supplies, and are simple enough my 14 year old son and I can build together. There is lots of great information for anyone! He includes several profiles of farmers also with their hints, tips and advice; a vegetable plant per person chart; some square foot gardening tips and much more. This one should be on everyone's bookshelf, order yours today!, Chris Gleason's latest book is a treasure trove of inspiration and advice for any backyard gardener, but what makes it especially cool is that it's rooted right here in our community. Interspersed among the more than 20 projects are profiles of local characters-from Salt Lake City Councilman, Kyle LaMalfa to urban homesteaders, Kevin & Celia Bell-each demonstrating how their gardens grow. Detailed building plans for making your little plot of land more prolific and self-sufficient range from rainwater collection and irrigation systems to DIY beehives and cold frames. Each project is illustrated with step by step photographs, calculation tables, materials lists and helpful tips to guide you to success. And best of all many use easy to find reclaimed materials making them easy on the environment and your pocketbook. It's is a great resource just in time for the summer season., So many great projects I've gardened for a number of years now and have had chickens for three years as well. We are always looking for projects to make things nicer on our little suburban homestead. Mr. Gleason's book is a wealth of great ideas and has twenty-one different building projects that you can make to use around your yard and garden. I thought the variety of projects was wonderful, everything from a simple raised bed, to a green house using recycled windows. You can also make a worm bin, a potato planter, and there are a number of different types of trellises for peas, squash, grapes and a really cool tiered lettuce rack, that will be my first project! There are also instructions for building a green house, top bar beehive and a rabbit hutch. The instructions are step-by-step, including photographs and material lists. The author also includes some profiles of his local backyard gardeners and farmers, telling about what they are doing, which was really interesting. I do not have much building experience but I would feel comfortable trying many of these project - and plan to do just that over the next few years. A great book if you're looking to make some handmade additions for your backyard homestead. Highly recommended! Dewey Decimal: 690/.892 Book Title: Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners : A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests Item Height: 0.5 in ISBN-13: 9781565235434 Item Width: 7.5 in Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated brand: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated Publication Year: 2012 Item Length: 9 in LC Classification Number: HD7289.4 Language: English Dewey Edition: 23 Illustrator: Yes Topic: Sustainable Living, Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, General, Do-It-Yourself / General, Agriculture / General Author: Chris Gleason gtin13: 9781565235434 Intended Audience: Trade

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Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners : A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests, Paperback by Gleason, Chris, ISBN 1565235436, ISBN-13 9781565235434, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Provides step-by-step instructions for building twenty-one structures for the home garden and homestead, including a rainwater harvesting system, trellises, greenhouses, cold frames, and a rabbit hutch.

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