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OverviewA guide that teaches you what you need to know about growing your own food and becoming self-sufficient. It includes gardening advice to help you grow fresh fruit and vegetables on your land, be it a garden or allotment, small or large. It also shows you how to store, process and preserve your homegrown harvest to make it last longer.|This is an inspirational guide to teach you everything you need to know about growing your own food and becoming self-sufficient. This updated version of the original guide to self-sufficiency has everything you need to start the good life. It includes the very latest gardening advice to help you grow fresh fruit and vegetables on your land, be it a garden or allotment, small or large. You can discover how to plan your site to make the most of it. Expert gardening tips explores the best planting times, how to start a garden from scratch and how to plan your crops. You can move closer to self-sufficiency with unusual ideas for how to store, process and preserve your homegrown harvest to make it last longer. You can brew your own beer and cider and learn how to bottle, cure, smoke and pickle your produce. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diane Millis , Eve Mclaughlin , Terence MclaughlinPublisher: David & Charles Imprint: David & Charles Edition: UK ed. Dimensions: Width: 20.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.000kg ISBN: 9780715338285ISBN 10: 0715338285 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Away From It All?; Starting Your Garden From Scratch; Planning Your Garden Layout; Sowing Calender; Vegetables: Cultural Summary; Pocket-handkerchief Gardening; Harvest Home: Storage and Processing; Compost; Harnessing the Elements - Alternative Energy; And much more...ReviewsAuthor InformationEve and Terence McLaughlin wrote the first edition of Cost-Effective Self-Sufficiency in 1979. Diane Millis, gardening expert and author of numerous 'green' gardening books, has updated and revised it. She lives with her family in Shoreham, West Sussex. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |