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Author Elger, Robert.

Title Food self-sufficiency : basic permaculture techniques for vegetable gardening, keeping chickens, raising bees, and more / Robert Elger ; English translation by Grace McQuillan.

Publication Info. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2022]
©2022
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  635 ELG    AVAILABLE
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Description 160 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
Note Includes index.
"150 ways to live off your land"--Cover.
"First published in French by Rustica, Paris, France--2021 under the title En route vers l'autosuffisance alimentaire!"--Title page verso.
Contents Food self-sufficiency -- A fertile and generous soul -- Water independence and sourcing plant material -- Making your own garden soil -- Seed production -- Cultivating your garden and starting seedlings -- Keeping chickens -- Beekeeping -- Grain production -- Harvest -- Storing and preserving your harvest -- Garden calendar for a self-sufficient year -- Permaculture and autonomy.
Summary "What if you could really raise or grow all the food your family needs? In this fully illustrated book, you'll learn to create an autonomous, diversified, and sustainable garden and to cultivate and maintain it following the main principles of permaculture. If you want to move towards greater food autonomy and you have sufficient space, you can also grow grains, keep chickens, and have a few beehives."-- Provided by Amazon.com.
Subject Vegetable gardening.
Self-reliant living.
Chickens.
Bee culture.
Permaculture.
Sustainable horticulture.
Genre Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author McQuillan, Grace.
ISBN 9781510768215
1510768211
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