The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading

by Sundari Kraft

Overview

How to save money, time, and the environment - on the urban frontier.

With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Urban Homesteading anyone can learn how to live sustainably and responsibly - and save money and time - in any urban environment. Expert urban homesteader Sundari Elizabeth Kraft shares her hands-on knowledge of: growing organic foods and preserving them; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and other ways to cut costs and live green. This book has all the information required to become a successful urban homesteader in any city.

? Practical advice on everything from composting to clean energy.

? Sundari Elizabeth Kraft is an expert in urban homesteading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101529003
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
Sold by:	DK
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sundari Elizabeth Kraft has been a dedicated urban homesteader for nearly a decade. Currently, she homesteads in Denver with her chickens, goats, and organic front yard garden. She organizes a group of community volunteers to grow vegetables in city yards, then sells and distributes the produce in the neighborhood. She sits on the Denver Food Policy Council and works with a number of local urban sustainability groups. Sundari teaches classes in backyard chicken and goat keeping, urban gardening, canning, and cooking.

Editorial Reviews

With this book, budding urban homesteaders can save themselves countless hours of futile experimentation by incorporating the hard-won hands-on expertise of veteran Denver homesteader and homesteading teacher Sundari Elizabeth Kraft. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Urban Homesteading covers it all: growing and preserving urban foods; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and numerous other ways to cut costs and live green. Valuable even if you don't want to go whole hog.