Kelly Wood has run her urban-farm business, Amaranth Produce, for over a decade. Her three-quarter-acre farm is just a mile from downtown Portland and supplies local restaurants and neighbors with seasonal fruit and vegetables. At home, she keeps a few dozen chickens, several goats, and two honey bee hives. She contributes regularly to Urban Farm and Hobby Farms magazines and has become a prominent voice in the ever-growing landscape of urban farming and homesteading. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Urban Farm Projects: Making the Most of Your Money, Space and Stuff
by Kelly Wood
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ISBN-13:
9781620081242
- Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
- Publication date: 03/18/2014
- Sold by: Barnes & Noble
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 224
- Sales rank: 104,345
- File size: 24 MB
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From the editors of Urban Farm magazine, Urban Farm Projects expands the boundaries of city and suburban self-sustainability. Over 40 innovative do-it-yourself projects are stylishly presented and compiled in this entertaining and easy-to-follow user's manual.
With projects ranging from the simple (candle making and canning) to the more ambitious (raising bees to pollinate your own crops), this crafty book will appeal to the thrifty and eco-conscious alike.
Whether working with a pot or a plot, a backyard or a balcony, Urban Farm Projects is the consummate guide to self-sufficiency and a must-have for every urban dweller looking to make the most of his or her limited money, space, time and stuff!
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