Urban Farming Box Set

Mini-Farming: A Starting Guide for Practical Farming at Your Very Own Home

If you are concerned about what is in the food that your family eats, this book is for you. If you have always wanted to take a chance at growing food for fun, nutrition and maybe a little extra spending money, this book is for you. Even if you only have a little space, even just a balcony or a patio, this book is for you. Whether you have always had a green thumb or have never managed to keep plastic plants happy, then this is the book for you.

For years people have kept their family’s fed by what they have raised on their own farms. After industrialization the family farm started shrinking and shrinking and people started getting their food from grocery stores. More and more people are returning to the land as concerns over additives and chemicals in commercially grown foods become more valid. This is the perfect book to get started no matter how small your growing area may be.

Here is a preview of what you will learn from this book:
• How to create a growing plan for your area- from patio containers, balcony boxes and even plans for very small, urban backyards.
• How to grow an orchard in just a small area.
• The truth about how much time and energy it takes to maintain a farm of any size- especially if you branch out to more than one type of plant.
• How to get your garden growing the right way.
• Tips on raising animals and which ones are easiest to care for and offer the biggest potential returns on your investment.
• What to do when your garden starts producing: harvesting, storage and even tips on selling surplus if you would like.
• How to set up a farmer’s co-op so that you can grow community bonds while you are growing vegetables and more.

You can grow enough of your family’s favorite vegetables to eliminate them from your grocery list and then some. Once you see how easy mini-farming can be you will want to grow more and more! This book will get you started on the right foot!

Raising Chickens: A Beginner's Guide to Raising, Breeding, and Caring for Chickens

Are you looking for a new "full–time" hobby that will offer you, besides personal and moral satisfaction, more practical and useful benefits? Or do you want to find a way to provide your family with an organic source of fresh and healthy nutrients?

Well, raising your own chicken flock might be the perfect solution to do that. Having chickens in your backyard or wherever you have the possibility to raise them is definitely a great method to fight against the global tendency of serving us unhealthy, chemical-based chicken products that are available in all supermarkets. But this is only one of the numerous advantages that you will get if you decide to have your own small poultry farm right in your yard.

Many households from around the world simply prefer to keep chickens as pets. And who would blame them? They might not replace the heart-warming purring of a kitten or the unconditional love of a dog, but what other pet has so many advantages: providing you with fresh eggs everyday, protecting your garden from being attacked by "natural intruders", and giving you a valuable lesson about the harmony that characterizes the natural way of living.

Here is a preview of what you will learn from this book:
• The most common chicken breeds in the USA
• Building or buying the right shelter
• Feeding, Breeding and Caring for them
• How to prevent the most common chicken diseases

Download this How To book and find what you need to know before deciding that chicken raising is what you want. Follow this guide and embark on what can become the best adventure of your life.