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Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski Publisher Comments Chickens are hot! Kilarski, a woman with a passion for poultry, offers a handbook that is as practical and encouraging as it is witty and entertaining. This book provides the detailed information every aspiring chicken keeper needs to know. 16-page color... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Extraordinary Pigs by Stephen Green Armytage Publisher Comments From the author of Extraordinary Chickens comes the latest extraordinary animal--the pig. One of the most intelligent animals on earth, the pig is a fascinating creature with an abundance of personality. Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage captures... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter Publisher Comments Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. Novella Carpenter loves cities — the culture, the crowds, the energy. At the same time, she can't shake the fact... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh Publisher Comments Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both a tribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, and ranchers striving toward greater self-sufficiency. Here you will find hundreds of clever ways to... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Flexible
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How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons Staff Pick If last year's vegetable garden left something to be desired, John Jeavons's How to Grow More Vegetables is the book for you. This thorough and accessible overview of the Grow Biointensive gardening method will show you how to get the most out of your... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander G Weygers Publisher Comments A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics (THE MODERN BLACKSMITH; THE RECYCLING, USE, AND REPAIR OF TOOLS; and THE MAKING OF TOOLS) essential for anyone interested in... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Art of Blacksmithing Revised Edition by Alex W Bealer Publisher Comments Explaining how it was done in bygone days, an illustrated guide to blacksmithing shows how to make all of the things the blacksmith traditionally created--knives, horseshoes, iron grills, rifle barrels, barrel hoops, and much more.... (read more) Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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First Aid for My Horse by Anke Rusbuldt Publisher Comments A concise and practical guide to handling all the basic first-aid needs of your... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep by Storey Publisher Comments For all the times you need a helping hand in the barn, Storey’s Barn Guide to Sheep provides visual, step-by-step explanations of the basic procedures of keeping sheep. Complete with a unique rotating calendar to help plan your lambing season, an... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Spiral/comb
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Extraordinary Chickens by Step Green Armytage Publisher Comments From the author of Extraordinary Chickens comes the latest extraordinary animal--the pig. One of the most intelligent animals on earth, the pig is a fascinating creature with an abundance of personality. Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage captures... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future by Shaun Chamberlin Publisher Comments The Transition Timeline lightens the fear of our uncertain future, providing a map of what we are facing and the different pathways available to us. It describes four possible scenarios for the UK and world over the next twenty years, ranging from Denial,... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $11.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America by Nick Rosen Publisher Comments Inside the subculture of off-grid living Written by a leading authority on living off the grid, this is a fascinating and timely look at one of the fastest growing movements in America. In researching the stories that would become Off the Grid, Nick... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Made by Hand: My Adventures in the World of Do-It-Yourself by Mark Frauenfelder Publisher Comments andquot;It's not merely good, it's foundation-shaking.andquot; -Seth Godin From his unique vantage point as editor-in-chief of Make magazine, the hub of the do-it-yourself movement, Mark Frauenfelder takes readers on an inspiring and surprising tour of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The City Homesteader: Self-Sufficiency on Any Square Footage by Scott Meyer Publisher Comments The City Homesteader is the handbook for the world of self-sufficient living. It's about living tangibly in a virtual world. It's about being resourceful, saving money, reducing consumption, and increasing self-reliance. Join the many who are raising... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pocketful of Poultry by Carol Ekarius Publisher Comments 104 Fabulous FowlPecking, clucking, posing, preening. Whatever they happen to be doing, barnyard birds have a special knack for making us smile. Enjoy their charm and discover interesting facts about your favorite chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese in... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Raise Rabbits (How to Raise...) by Samantha Johnson Publisher Comments Rabbits are a wonderful animal to raise as a pet or as part of the livestock on a farm. They are a great starter animal for children who participate in 4-H or other rabbit shows. This book will detail information on raising animals in both urban and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer by Tim Stark Publisher Comments Situated beautifully at the intersection of Michael Pollan, Ruth Reichl, and Barbara Kingsolver, Heirloom is an inspiring, elegiac, and gorgeously written memoir about rediscovering an older and still vital way of life. Fourteen years ago, Tim Stark was... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Hive the Story of the Honeybee & Us Uk by Bee Wilson Publisher Comments Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, beautiful, terrifying. No other creature has inspired in humans an identification... (read more) Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Set Up Your Farm Workshop (Country Workshop) by Rick Kubik Publisher Comments This book offers clear, detailed instructions and plenty of practical advice on setting up a farm workshop. Writing in a straightforward, easy-to-follow style and drawing on a wealth of experience, author Rick Kubik outlines 15 projects that will take... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide by Rick Luttmann Publisher Comments CHICKENS IN YOUR BACKYARD A BEGINNER'S GUIDE Rick and Gail Luttmann Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens-- endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food. As they... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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