The Tiny But Mighty Farm: Cultivating High Yields, Community, and Self-Sufficiency from a Home Farm – Start growing food today – Meet the best … yourself, your family, and your neighbors

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In The Tiny But Mighty Farm, author Jill Ragan of YouTube’s Whispering Willow Farm teaches you how to turn a typical suburban backyard into a productive mini farm.
Backyard mini farming is about regular people who live in regular houses turning all or part of their property into a productive, high-yielding mini farm. Unlike gardening, mini farming takes a very deliberate approach, with the main goal being to grow as much food as you can with as little land and as few resources as possible. Everything is done with planning and purpose, rather than as a hobby. Whether your property is one-tenth of an acre, one full acre, or somewhere in between, there are so many opportunities to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in creative and high-yielding ways.
If concerns about food security and the rising cost of food have you feeling uneasy, or if you just want to play a bigger role in feeding your family and your community, starting a backyard mini farm is the answer. With Jill as your friendly and encouraging guide, you’ll learn how to grow food for your family and, if you want, sell part of your harvest for a profit. From discovering what kind of mini farmer you want to be to selecting the best high-yielding varieties and planning out and preparing your growing spaces, it’s all covered in these pages.
 
With Jill’s help you’ll learn:
  The best tools for running a successful mini farm (hint: a tractor isn’t on the list!)Advice on whether to grow in the ground, in raised beds, or indoorsHow soil health impacts the longevity of your backyard farmWhether heirlooms or hybrids bring bigger yieldsWays to use structures like high tunnels and greenhouses to improve productionThe many satisfactions of growing food for others and how much money you can expect to earn
In the process of cultivating food, you’ll also be cultivating yourself, your family, and your community in the most beautiful and inspiring ways. With help from The Tiny But Mighty Farm, food self-sufficiency and seasonal, organic eating is an achievable goal. Big yields from a typical backyard is what a well-designed, functional mini farm is all about.

From the Publisher

Considerations for Your Tiny Farm

Value and Vision

Space and Budget

Creating a Plan

Introduction

I have spent the last 10 years of my adult life dedicating my time, energy, and resources to learning this skill and growing my craft as a farmer. My husband and I now have a small farm where we grow food for our family and our community and teach others how to plan and steward their own farms and dreams.

This is more than just a career for me; it’s my purpose. We’ve all been called to something. For me, it’s the garden. It’s raising a generation that’s aware of their food and how it’s grown and cared for. It’s to encourage every single person who turns the pages of this book to do great things. You, yes you, can grow abundant food and learn and grow as a gardener. I’ve never been so proud of the work I’ve done before, and I hope throughout this book you will feel electrified with purpose, desire, and the grit to dig your heels in and feel this same emotion about your farm and garden, too.

What a Tiny Farm Cultivates

Cultivating Family

Cultivating Community

Cultivating Self

Cultivating Good Food

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cool Springs Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 24, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 076037645X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760376454
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.65 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #50,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in Sustainable Agriculture (Books) #28 in Vegetable Gardening
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Customers find this gardening book informative and easy to follow, packed with great tips and information that’s particularly helpful for beginners. They appreciate its beautiful illustrations and consider it a must-read that won’t disappoint.