Self-Sufficiency by Gehring, Abigail R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Part 1 - The Family Garden

Planning a Garden

A Plant’s Basic Needs Choosing a Site for Your Garden Companion Planting Shade-Loving Plants

Improving Your Soil

Soil Quality Indicators Soil and Plant Nutrients Enriching Your Soil Composting in Your Backyard Other Types of Composting Common Problems Uses for Compost

Planting Your Garden

Seedlings How Best to Water Your Soil

Conserving Water

How Plants Use Water Choosing Plants for Low Water Use Trickle Irrigation Systems Rain Barrels

Mulching in Your Garden and Yard

Where to Find Mulch Materials When to Apply Mulch General Guidelines

Organic Gardening

How to Start Your Own Organic Garden Things to Consider

Saving Seeds

Hybrid vs. Heirloom Seeds

Terracing

Materials Needed for Terraces How High Should the Terrace Walls Be? Building Your Own Terrace Other Ways to Make Use of Slopes in Your Yard

Start Your Own Vegetable Garden

Steps to Making Your Own Vegetable Garden Things to Consider Hoophouses

Start Your Own Flower Garden

Start with a Small Garden Plan Your Flower Garden Choose a Spot for Your Garden Start Digging Step Five: Purchase Your Seeds or Plants Step Six: Water Your Flower Garden Step Seven: Cutting Your Flowers Things to Consider

Growing Fruit Bushes and Trees

Strawberries Brambles and Bush Fruits Blueberries Currants and Gooseberries Fruit Trees Grapes

Growing and Threshing Grains Planting Trees for Shade or Shelter

Choosing a Tree Placement of Trees Planting a Tree Maintenance Pruning Final Thoughts

Container Gardening

How to Grow Vegetables in a Container Garden Things to Consider How to Grow Herbs in a Container Things to Consider How to Grow Flowers from Seeds in a Container Preserving Your Container Plants

Rooftop Gardens

Is Your Roof Suitable for a Rooftop Garden? Will a Rooftop Garden Cause Water Leakage or Other Damage? How to Make a Rooftop Garden Things to Consider

Raised Beds

How to Make a Raised Bed Things to Consider

Growing Plants Without Soil

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Growing Plants in a Hydroponics System Types of Hydroponics Systems Water Culture How to Build a Simple, Homemade Hydroponics System Things to Consider Aggregate Culture Making Nutrient Solutions Pre-mixed Chemicals Plant Nutrient Deficiencies

Pest and Disease Management

Identify the Problem Insects and Mites Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plant Diseases Pest and Disease Management Practices

Harvesting Your Garden Community Gardens

10 Steps to Beginning Your Own Community Garden Tools Needed to Create and Maintain a Community Garden Things to Consider School Gardens

Farmers’ Markets

Who Benefits from Farmers’ Markets? Getting Involved in a Farmers’ Market

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Bees to Your Garden

Plant Species for Birds Flowers and Nectar Plants for Hummingbirds, Butterflies, and Bees

Part 2 - The Country Kitchen

Baking Bread

Quick Breads Yeast Bread

Baking Cakes, Pies, Cookies, and Other Desserts

Cakes Pies Cookies

Eating Well

Why Eat Organically Grown Food? Why Eat Locally Grown Food?

Food Co-ops: Grocery Shopping in Community

What Is a Food Co-op? What Are the Different Types of Food Co-ops? How Do You Become a Food Co-op Member? How Do You Become a Buying Club Member? How Do You Start Your Own Food Co-op? How Do You Start Your Own Buying Club?

Maple Sugaring

Tapping Syrup and Sugar Making

Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms

Wild Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts Edible Wild Mushrooms

Making Sausage

Important Considerations in Sausage Making

Curing Virginia Ham

Preparing the Ham Cooking Ham Slices How To Carve a Ham How To Debone Cooked Ham

Make Your Own Foods

Make Your Own Butter Make Your Own Yogurt Make Your Own Cheese Make Your Own Ice Cream Brew Your Own Root Beer

Sharing Your Bounty

Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) Program

Part 3 - Canning and Preserving

Canning

Canning Glossary Proper Canning Practices Fruit Canned Pie Fillings Jams, Jellies, and Other Fruit Spreads Vegetables, Pickles, and Tomatoes

Drying and Freezing

Drying Freezing Foods

Part 4 - Country Crafts

Spring

Springtime Wreath Blown Eggs Leaf- or Flower-Stenciled Eggs Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs Terrariums Mosaic Flowerpots Homemade Weddings

Summer

Hammocks Berry Ink and Feather Pens Potpourri from Your Garden Sachet Bags Preserving Flowers Pine Cone Bird Feeder Tying Knots Kites Boomerangs Sundial

Autumn

Handmade Candles Soap Making Cornhusk Dolls Basketweaving Lampshades

Winter

Quilting Pottery Basics Making Jars, Candlesticks, Bowls, and Vases Decorating Your Pottery Glazing and Firing Hemp Jewelry Handcrafted Paper Bookbinding Scrapbooking Rag Rugs Toboggans

Part 5 - The Barnyard

Chickens

Housing Your Chickens Selecting the Right Breed of Chicken Feeding Your Chickens Hatching Chicks

Ducks

Breeds of Ducks Housing Ducks Feeding and Watering Ducks Hatching Ducklings Caring for Ducklings Common Diseases

Turkeys

Breeds of Turkeys Housing Turkeys What Do Turkeys Eat ? Hatching Turkey Chicks Raising the Poults Diseases

Rabbits

Breeds Housing Food Breeding Health Concerns

Horses

Breeds of Horses Housing Grooming Feeding and Watering Breeding Common Diseases

Beekeeping

Why Raise Bees? How to Avoid Getting Stung What Type of Hive Should I Build? Where Should the Hive Be Situated? Swarming Bee Pastures Preparing Your Bees for Winter Extracting Honey Making Beeswax Extra Beekeeping Tips Making a Beehive

Goats

Breeds of Goats Feeding Goats Goat Milk Common Diseases Affecting Goats Milking a Goat Making Cheese from Goat Milk

Sheep

Breeds of Sheep Housing Sheep What Do Sheep Eat? Shearing Sheep Carding and Spinning Wool Carding Wool Spinning Wool Milking Sheep Diseases

Llamas

Feeding Llamas Housing Your Llamas Toenail Trimming Shearing Caring for the Cria Diseases Using Llama Fibers

Cows

Breeds Housing Grooming Feeding and Watering Breeding Calf Rearing Common Diseases

Pigs

Breeds Eight Major U.S. Pig Breeds Housing Pigs Feeding Your Pigs Diseases

Butchering

Choosing Animals to Slaughter Treatment Before Slaughter

Part 6 - The Workshop

Classifying Tools Geometrical Tools

Tools for Marking and Scribing Whitworth Method of Testing Straight-edges Testing Surfaces with Straight-edges Rules Dividing a Board with a Rule Squares and Bevels Testing and Correcting Try square Crenellated Squares Marking Work for Sawing Marking and Cutting Gauges Panel Gauges Compasses, Dividers, and Calipers Appliances for Mitering Miter Blocks Miter Box Miter Shooting Block Combination Shooting Board Miter Templates Spirit Level

Holding Tools

Benches Various Kinds of Benches Bench Stops Common Bench Screw Vice Screw Vice for Kitchen Table Sawing Stools or Trestles Cramps Rope and Block Cramp Cramping Floor Boards Pincers

Workshop Furniture

Woodworker’s Tool Chest Tool Chest Partitions Racks for Saws and Chisels Tool Chest Tills Tool Chest Lid Inside Fittings of Tool Chest Packing Tool Chest for Transit Small Tool Chest with Drawers Utilizing Tool Chest Lids Tool Cabinet Strong Stool or Work Bench Bench with Side and Tail Vices Portable Folding Bench Sawing Stools and Workshop Trestles Sawing Horse Portable Sawing Horses Fixel Sawing Horse

Houses, Runs, and Coops for Poultry

Hen Coop with Chicken Run Portable Fowl-House and Run Interior Arrangements of Fowl-house Sitting Box for Broody Hens Lean-to Poultry House and Run Roosting Shed of Lean-to House Outdoor Chicken Rearer Runs for Chicken Rearer Fowl House with Semicircular Roof

Gates and Fences

Field Gate Hanging Field Gates Repairing Field Gates Wicket Gates Wood for Fencing Barways Pole Fencing

Sheds, Tool Houses, and Workshops

Open Shed or Hay Barn Erecting the Hay Barn Portable Span-roof Workshop Portable Workshop with Slant Roof Log Huts or Cabins

Kitchen Furniture

Kitchen Corner Cupboard Outer Frame of Corner Cupboard Household Tidy Spice Box with Drawers Pantry Safe or Cupboard Pantry Fitting Together Pantry Safe Cupboard Pantry Door Cupboard Pantry Interior Gate-Legged Kitchen Table

Bedroom Furniture

Shaving Cabinet Boot and Shoe Rack Bed Rest Setting out Bed Rest Making a Bed Rest Linen Chest Linen Chest Base-boards, and Lids Oak Bedstead Framework of Chest of Drawers The Drawers Chest of Drawers and Dressing Glass Bedroom Bookshelves

Appendix 1 - Alternative Energy Appendix 2 - Food Co-op Directory Sources Acknowledgments Index

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