Growing self-sufficiency : realize your dream and enjoy producing your own fruit, vegetables, eggs and meat

Title Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction PART ONE: Sowing the seed Chapter 1: Grow the easy hits Chapter 2: Start a three-pot veg plot Chapter 3: Make a herb garden Chapter 4: Plant a mini orchard Chapter 5: Eat with the seasons Chapter 6: The good growing guide PART TWO: Digging deeper Chapter 7: Find more space Chapter 8: Save your own seed Chapter 9: Preserve your produce Chapter 10: Grow your own drinks Chapter 11: The backyard medicine cabinet Chapter 12: The home-grown garden shed Chapter 13: Supply your own eggs and meat Resources. IndexA, B, C D, E, F G, H, I J, K, L M, N, O P, Q, R S, T, U V, W, X Y, Z Also by Green Books Copyright. Everyday steps everyone can take to experience the satisfaction and fulfilment of providing for yourself. Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can provide food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or backyard, a large garden, or a homestead or smallholding. This brilliant guide shows you how to grow and enjoy fresh and tasty vegetables and fruit, as well as how to produce your own chicken, eggs and lamb, guaranteed free from harmful chemicals and additives. It also contains helpful tips on how to preserve your produce – from freezing and drying to making jams, chutneys and pickles. There are also recipes for making juices, cordials, cider, wine and liqueurs, and how to grow medicinal herbs and make your own herbal remedies Provide more food from your plot than you ever thought possible, and become more self-sufficient with this beautiful book. Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can enjoy the satisfaction and pride of providing food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or back yard, a large garden, or a homestead or smallholding. Learn how to: Enjoy fresh and tasty vegetables in season Grow delicious fruit for eating all year round Produce your own chicken, eggs and lamb, guaranteed free from harmful chemicals and additives Preserve your produce – from freezing and drying to making jams, chutneys and pickles Make your own drinks: juices, cordials, cider, wine and liqueurs Grow medicinal herbs and make your own herbal remedies Provide more food from your plot than you ever thought possible! Nex provides a practical and inspirational guide to providing food for yourself and your family. Whether you have just a small balcony or homestead, you can enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits in season-- and year round. She also shows how some poultry and livestock can fit in small spaces. Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide to the everyday steps everyone can take to experience the satisfaction and fulfilment of providing for yourself.