Dimensions
165 x 235 x 12mm
The joy of really fresh, home-grown food seduces many of us. Hugh and Claire Lanham have run various miniature smallholdings for over thirty years, some in gardens and others on allotments. They are not self-sufficient or truly organic but they do produce a great deal of very good meat and vegetable that often taste much better than the produce sold in supermarkets. Moreover, their ethos is that food production must not take over your life, or be so demanding as to spoil the fun. This practical guide explains how they do it, and how you can do it as well. Garden Farming is essential reading for all those who want to engage in substantial domestic food production but who stop short of embracing the very demanding lifestyle choice of self-sufficiency. ? Explains how it is possible to supplement your diet and your quality of life within the time constraints of a working life. ? Based on the author's sound knowledge gained over many years of experimentation with different kinds of livestock and crops. ? Examines vegetable growing systems and techniques ? Covers root crops, legumes, brassicas, perennial crops and other vegetables. ? Considers what is involved in keeping livestock: rabbits, poultry, pigs, goats and other large animals on a small scale. AUTHOR Hugh Lanham is a chartered accountant who is passionate about producing and eating good food. His day job is a conventional one based around a high street accountancy practice. Notwithstanding this, from boyhood he has been involved in vegetable growing and for many years he has also kept small livestock. With his wife, who has an interest in larger animals, he has enjoyed producing large amounts of good, natural, flavoursome food on small areas of land. SELLING POINTS: ?A practical guide to growing your won food and small-scale livestock keeping within the time constraints of a working life ?Of interest tot hose who want to achieve partial self-sufficiency and have an interest in green issues ?Brimming with helpful tips and advice ?Superbly illustrated with 77 colour photographs and drawings ?Hugh Lanham has been involved with vegetable growing and small scale livestock keeping since boyhood ILLUSTRATIONS 77 colour photographs and drawings
