Title Statement |
Polyface micro: success with livestock on a homestead scale / by Joel Salatin ; foreword by Justin Rhodes. |
Author |
Salatin, Joel |
Additional Contributors |
Rhodes, Justin,1978- |
Publication |
Swoope, Virginia: Polyface, Inc.,2021. |
Edition |
First edition. |
Extent of Item |
xiv, 402 pages |
ISBN |
9781733686624 (trade paperback) |
Other Number |
pr07045813 |
General Notes |
Includes index (pages 400-402). |
Contents |
Livestock stewardship --The animal why --Biggest pitfalls --Strategic considerations --Efficiency --Layout : Polyface photo gallery --Water --Sanitation --Fertility --Developing pastures --Converting woods to pasture --Management intensive grazing --Fencing --Grazing development --Irrigation --Laying hens --Broilers --Pigs --Sickness --Sorting and herding --Alternative feeds --Goats and sheep --Milk cow --Rabbits --Urban possibilities --Regulations and marketing. |
Summary |
The author adapts the procedures of his successful Virginia farm to the scale of small land owners and city dwellers. |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Agricultural ecology |
Animal culture--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Family farms--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Farm management--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Farms, Small--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Farms, Small--Management |
Livestock--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Organic farming |
Self-reliant living--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Urban homesteading--Handbooks, manuals, etc |
By Genre |
Handbooks and manuals |