{"product_id":"the-sustainable-homestead-create-a-thriving-permaculture-ecosystem-with-your-garden-animals-and-land-paperback","title":"The Sustainable Homestead: Create a Thriving Permaculture Ecosystem with Your Garden, Animals, and Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngela Ferraro-Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTemple Grandin\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin the permaculture revolution! Author Angela Ferraro-Fanning (Axe \u0026amp; Root Homestead) shares techniques and tips for a homestead with synergy between soil, plants, animals, and trees.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you're like most homesteaders, the dream is to \u003cb\u003emake the most of your land by working with it, not against it\u003c\/b\u003e. From \u003cb\u003ecapturing water and building strong soil to helping your animals live their best lives\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sustainable Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e is about making your homestead stronger by \u003cb\u003eachieving synergy\u003c\/b\u003e between what can seem like different parts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, new and veteran homesteaders alike can find \u003cb\u003edetailed information to put to use\u003c\/b\u003e this year, this month, even this week! Angela--also the co-host of the \u003ci\u003eHOMESTEADucation\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and author of the Little Homesteader\/Little Country Cottage series of children's books--has spent more than a decade building and strengthening her small acreage homestead and shares the lessons chapter by chapter: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSite Selection: \u003c\/b\u003eEvaluate the elements, water flow and management, wildlife considerations, effective layouts, land elevation, water access points, permaculture zones, considerations based on acreage, how to remedy site shortcomings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSoil: \u003c\/b\u003eThe importance of soil, symptoms of poor soil, synthetics, water and erosion, healthier crops and animals, how to regenerate soil, cover crops, no-till method, perennial plantings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrowing: \u003c\/b\u003e Catching and storing water with swales, catchment ponds, and rain barrels; sunlight and garden design including mandala, terrace, and forest; plant choices; companion planting; holistic pest management including cultural, physical, and biological options \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePasture: \u003c\/b\u003e Design considerations, cover cropping, grazing, animal compatibility, pasture rotation, closed-loop grazing systems, maintenance, solar fencing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnimals: \u003c\/b\u003eChickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and the sustainable coop; sheep, goats, pigs, and sustainable living quarters; horses, cows, donkeys, and sustainable stable; natural remedies; livestock guardian dogs and barn cats \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCompost: \u003c\/b\u003e What is compost?, hot vs. cold, decomposition and carbon to nitrogen ratios, creating a composting system, tier considerations, access and rotation, uses of compost, compost tea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOverstory: \u003c\/b\u003e Nut trees and permaculture contributions, pollinator groups, fruiting trees, planting in guilds, pest management, tree health \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Wherever you want to start first, follow along and make your homestead\u003cb\u003e more resilient by making it more sustainable\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Ferraro-Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught first-generation farmer who built Axe \u0026amp; Root Homestead, a six-acre farm in central New Jersey. Originally a graphic and website designer by trade, she owned and operated her own design firm for over a decade. After the birth of her first child, she realized she wanted to be outdoors, aligning her life with the seasons and with nature. She now grows and preserves her own homegrown produce for her young family and runs a farm bustling with Clydesdales, geese and ducks for eggs, an apiary with ten beehives, sheep, and a small orchard. She shares this love for eco-conscious, self-sufficient living with others through social media as @axeandroothomestead, her books and online homesteading classes, public speaking, and regular contributions to publications such as \u003ci\u003eCountryside Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackyard Beekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBackyard Poultry Magazines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.6 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43087283486854,"sku":"9780760380482","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/7845\/files\/czdnUko2ZkxHdTBzQ1d6cEJaSmxjUT09.webp?v=1769718131","url":"https:\/\/farmerbrad.com\/es\/products\/the-sustainable-homestead-create-a-thriving-permaculture-ecosystem-with-your-garden-animals-and-land-paperback","provider":"Farmer Brad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}