Growing Farm

Grow gourmet mushrooms at home or start a profitable mushroom business – with expert advice from professionals with 20 years of experience! We, Serge and Nadiya Honcharov, are professional mushroom growers with 20 years of experience. Over the years, we have gone from beginners to experts, and now we share with you proven methods that truly work. What’s inside? A comprehensive guide – perfect for both beginners and experienced mushroom growers. Step-by-step instructions for growing mushrooms at home and on farms. Profitable business strategies to help you start making money with ...

Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019. Between rising land costs, ever-more expensive equipment, the growing uncertainty of the climate, and few options for health care, farming today is a risky business. For many, simply staying afloat is a constant struggle. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth Hoffman's eyes as a beginning farmer. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. The couple also must balance the books, hoping that farming isn't a fantasy that takes every cent of their savings.

“A gutsy success story” (The New York Times Book Review) about one tenacious woman’s journey to escape rural poverty and create a billion-dollar farming business—without ever leaving the land she loves The youngest of her parents’ combined twenty-one children, Sarah Frey grew up on a...

National Bestseller Sometimes it’s not only what we plant but where we’re planted. Now raising their four-year-old daughter, Indiana, alone, after Joey’s passing, Rory Feek digs deeper into the soil of his life and the unusual choices he and his wife, Joey, made together and the ones...

Achieve self-sufficiency with ease - even if you've never planted a single seed before! Are you dreaming about growing your own organic food right in your backyard? Or perhaps you're eager to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle but feel restricted by your urban setting or budget constraints? Maybe you've experienced the overwhelming tidal wave of information online, leaving you more confused than inspired. If these struggles sound familiar, you're not alone. Thousands of beginners just like you are exploring the exciting world of homesteading with the same questions: "How do I even start?"...

Have you ever wanted to grow mushrooms at home but didn't know where to start? If the answer is “YES” then keep reading; this is the book you are looking for. Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners is an invaluable and comprehensive step-by-step guide to growing your very own mushrooms from scratch. Inside you'll find 180 pages of clear and simple instructions on how to get started. You’ll also discover a wealth of information on how to choose the perfect mushrooms to grow based on the time commitment required, level of difficulty, recommended substrate, fruiting time (indoor and outdoor)...

What makes two career firefighters walk away from everything they know, move across the U.S., and start a farm outside of Lexington, Kentucky? For the Flemings, it was simple. They wanted more. More time together. More authenticity. More intentionality—for each other, and for their young son. Instead of just accepting life between shifts, they drew up a vision of something different. They bet on themselves, then bet on twenty acres in the Kentucky bluegrass—chasing success and a new kind of personal relevance, 1,878 miles from home.

Enter a simpler way of living by unhurrying your heart, embracing the relaxed rhythms of nature, and discovering the meaningful gift of growing slow. We long to make a break from the fast pace of life, but if we're honest, we're afraid of what we'll miss if we do. Yet when going big and hustling...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a tense, poignant novel of a boy awakening to his small town’s secrets, “John Grisham takes command of this literary category just as forcefully as he did legal thrillers with The Firm” (Entertainment Weekly). “You can’t help thinking of other...

The Backyard Homestead Book for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle will help you turn your yard—no matter how small it may be—into a productive area that provides homegrown food, including fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, milk, and meat! Not all of us were raised planting trees and vegetables in our backyards! Being a pro at this is really only for those who are well-taught the art of planting. But, having a beautiful backyard garden, with healthy vegetables, fruits and flowers is a homemaker’s dream project. We all love to enjoy the food that we can grow on our own in our own backyard. This...

'a delightful and funny memoir of her family's crazy life in the English countryside. Perfect escapist reading for these locked-down times.' - SALMAN RUSHDIE 'A total joy... enchanting, hilarious and vivid... Beautifully written, richly informative...' - LIZ CALDER 'A gem ... A heart-warming...

An inspirational, thought-provoking call to honor animals and the land, and produce food based on spiritual principles, from a Christian libertarian farmer. As a man of deep faith and student of the Bible, and as a respected and successful ecological family farmer, Joel Salatin knows that God...

Homesteading is having a new surge in popularity as people look for more ways to become self-sustaining. You can learn all the basics to start a backyard homestead. That means you need not go buy a plot of land; instead, you can homestead with the very foundation of it in mind, use what you have on hand, and cultivate for the future.

A permaculture expert and popular YouTube Homesteader shares the skills and the delights of becoming a part of your own food story in this inspiring, accessible, and beautiful invitation to a more abundant, healthy, and connected life. Have you ever wanted to experiment with growing your own...

Grow fresh food anywhere—yes, even in your tiny apartment! Imagine snipping basil from a windowsill for your pasta, plucking cherry tomatoes off a shelf for a salad, or tossing microgreens into a smoothie—all from a space smaller than a card table. With Pocket Farm: Grow Your Own Food in 5 Square Feet, you can turn any corner into a thriving mini farm, no yard or big budget required. Sage Ellis, a scrappy urban gardener who started with a dented bucket and a stubborn basil sprig, shows you how to grow 10 easy crops in just 5 square feet, harvesting your first meal in 30–60 days. All ...

Step into an enthralling exploration of the verdant world of orchardry with "The Fruitful Farm" eBook, that serves as your comprehensive guide to subsistence farming. Doorways into gardening wisdom swing wide open as you delve into each chapter, leading to a rewarding journey of turning fallow land into a flourishing oasis of succulence. Chapter 1 starts with helping readers perceive the essence and significance of orchardry. It paints the picture of agriculture’s transition over ages, setting the stage for more detailed discussions. Subsequently, Chapter 2 takes you through the timeless ...

5 work colleagues find themselves lost on the way to a retreat in the countryside. At a desolate pub, they are effortlessly seduced into a change of plans by three mysterious, beautiful hippies who invite them to a party at their mansion, alluring them with the promise of sex, drugs, and good times. The following morning, Prue wakes up to find herself alone with Faith, the leader of the strange community of misfits living within the mansion’s walls. Faith says that Prue’s friends are at the farm, and will be back soon... although it doesn’t take long for Prue to realise that what ...

Are you wanting to start farming hemp for CBD, and don't know where to begin? This book is for you! This book is designed to inform you about the hemp farming business, the possible pitfalls, and the things you need to do to be successful and profitable in your first year. This book is power-packed with information. No fluff and no wasted space. In about 20 minutes, you will be able to make an informed decision if hemp farming is for you. If you decide to start a hemp farming business, you will have all the tools you need to make informed decisions and get started on the right foot. Growing...

When author Edmund Morris left the Philadelphia business world in the early 1800s and bought a small farm in the New Jersey countryside, he was so pleased with the results of his venture that he decided to tell others how he accomplished it. His written chronicle—one of the most popular books...

A humorous and nostalgic journey through 1950s rural Ireland Six-year-old John Paschal suddenly finds himself living in a strange house in a world without running water, radio, or electricity. Then he receives a letter from a mysterious woman who claims to be his mother. Why is Bridie writing to him from Galway when she hadn't written before? As John Paschal tries to come to terms with being "a bastard child" (whatever that is), he discovers the town's legendary characters who will shape his path to manhood: Tommy, the village postman who knows what's in every letter. Harry Ryan, the local ...