Fall at the Fair! Books for the Urban Farmer

Enjoy this list of books about gardening and urban homesteading that follows the theme for our SweetBean Reading Challenge in August!

Updated July 3, 2024
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Can it, bottle it, smoke it : and other kitchen projects
Solomon, Karen.
Paper Book
Have you ever wanted to . . . Bottle your own soda? Press your own tofu? Smoke your own cheese? Boil your own bagels? Ferment your own miso? Can your own tomatoes? Roast your own coffee?nbsp; Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It walks you through a slew of satisfying...
Mini farming : [online electronic book] self-sufficiency on 1/4 acre.
Markham, Brett L.
Ebook
Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent...
Saving the season : a cook's guide to home canning, pickling, and preserving
West, Kevin
Paper Book
The ultimate canning guide for cooks--from the novice to the professional--and the only book you need to save (and savor) the season throughout the entire year "Gardening history, 18th-century American painters, poems, and practical information; it's a rich book. And unlike other...
The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money
Richards, Huw
Paper Book
Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked...

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