tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post413005073186673608..comments2023-06-08T10:14:58.258-04:00Comments on The Yeoman Farmer: Getting StartedTYFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-28074922719459030112009-10-23T14:19:01.349-04:002009-10-23T14:19:01.349-04:00A quick addition to what Danby said: I'll neve...A quick addition to what Danby said: I'll never forget the "Free" meat rabbit does someone gave us soon after we moved to Illinois. We spent a small fortune on cages, bottles, feed, and a buck rabbit to breed them. Total number of rabbits produced: ZERO. Even the one that managed to deliver a litter proved such a bad mother that all the little bunnies died.TYFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-25348753378241941942009-10-23T14:16:02.119-04:002009-10-23T14:16:02.119-04:00Excellent suggestions, both of you. Someone loaned...Excellent suggestions, both of you. Someone loaned us Salatin's "You Can Farm" right after we bought our first country property, and we found it extremely helpful.<br /><br />I'd add that Mrs Yeoman Farmer's suggestion for an indispensible book for new (or experienced) gardeners is "Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times", by Steve Solomon.TYFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507074580402175405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-61231896585666042182009-10-23T13:38:05.440-04:002009-10-23T13:38:05.440-04:00Ten Acres Enough
anything by Gene Logsdon
And to ...Ten Acres Enough<br />anything by Gene Logsdon<br /><br />And to add emphasis, <b>DON'T THINK BIG</b>! Raise a half-dozen chickens before you go into the egg business. Learn to milk a goat before you start a dairy.<br /><br />Build the fences and sheds BEFORE you get the animal. <br /><br />Free animals are often overpriced.<br /><br />A strong fence is more about structure than materials.<br /><br />A good relationship with the neighbors is all about good strong fences.Danbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627270393248813976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220057250271426855.post-5750598910147965482009-10-22T17:44:35.784-04:002009-10-22T17:44:35.784-04:00I recommend Salatin's You Can Farm as a good, ...I recommend Salatin's You Can Farm as a good, broad overview of small-scale farming (and I see you have it on your sidebar as well).Devin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706894435441471620noreply@blogger.com