Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions
Will, Oscar H.; Will, Karen K.
Language: English
Published by New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada, 2013
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In Very Good Used Condition. With Yellow Highlighting Throughout. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Fueled By A Failing Economy And A Passionate Desire For A Return To Simpler Times, A New Wave Of Homesteaders Is Seeking The Good Life And The Kind Of True Satisfaction That Can Only Be Built, Not Bought. Many Of These Modern Pioneers Are Cash Poor, But Rich In Energy And Creativity. Plowing With Pigs And Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions Offers Them A Set Of Fresh Ideas For Achieving Independence Through Sweat Equity And The Use Of Unconventional Resources. This Highly Readable And Entertaining Guide Brings Together Answers To Common Problems Faced By Homesteaders Young And Old, Urban, Suburban, And Rural. Traditional Knowledge Is Combined With Macgyver-Style Ingenuity To Create Projects That Maximize Available Resources, Including: Animal Management Strategies For The Yard, Garden, And Field Pole Building And Construction Techniques From Woodlot Materials Replacing Farm Machinery With Homemade Hand Tools And Implements Leveraging Increased Self-Sufficiency Into A Home-Based Business Whether You Are A Dreamer Or A Doer, Plowing With Pigs Will Inspire, Challenge, And Enable You To Do More With Less (And Have Fun Doing It).…
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- Title
- Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions
- Author
- Will, Oscar H.; Will, Karen K.
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0865717176
- ISBN 13
- 9780865717176
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 700 grams
- Seller catalogs
- Gardening - House & Home
Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems
Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought. Many of these modern pioneers are cash poor, but rich in energy and creativity. Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions offers them a set of fresh ideas for achieving independence through sweat equity and the use of unconventional resources.
This highly readable and entertaining guide brings together answers to common problems faced by homesteaders young and old, urban, suburban, and rural. Traditional knowledge is combined with MacGyver-style ingenuity to create projects that maximize available resources, including:
- Animal management strategies for the yard, garden, and field
- Pole building and construction techniques from woodlot materials
- Replacing farm machinery with homemade hand tools and implements
- Leveraging increased self-sufficiency into a home-based business
Whether you are a dreamer or a doer, Plowing with Pigs will inspire, challenge, and enable you to do more with less (and have fun doing it).
Oscar H. (Hank) Will III is a farmer, scientist, and author, known for seeking and implementing creative farmstead solutions. The editor of Grit magazine, Hank has published hundreds of articles and five books on a range of topics including antique farm machinery.
Karen K. Will is editor of The Heirloom Gardener magazine and author of Cooking with Heirlooms: Seasonal Recipes with Heritage-Variety Vegetables and Fruits . She operates Prairie Turnip Farm with her husband Oscar H. Will III.
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About the Author
Karen K. Will is editor of The Heirloom Gardener magazine and operates Prairie Turnip Farm in Osage County, Kansas with her husband Oscar H. Will III. She is a freelance writer, photographer and blogger, and the author of Cooking with Heirlooms: Seasonal Recipes with Heritage-Variety Vegetables and Fruits.
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