Our first book about mini-farming, Mini Farming for Self Sufficiency, was a huge success. In less than a year it became one of the top-100 all-time best sellers for the printer.
Now, a new and very much improved edition will be released in April under the imprint of Skyhorse Publishing.
The new edition includes 100 color photos, updated information and even detailed/illustrated plans for making your own chicken plucker at home! There are also some organizational changes and a far superior layout. Even better, this new edition because of the large number being printed, is a lot less expensive than the first.
We believe food self-sufficiency is going to be crucial in the future, so we're really pleased about this!






Corn is among the most difficult crops to grow on a small scale in the home garden. Put twenty seeds in the ground, five of them fail to sprout, and there is a good week's difference in germination time between the first and last to emerge. Thus, the early sprouters can sometimes shade out those that sprouted later, creating uneven maturity. On top of this, it is often a long-season crop; which can be a rather iffy proposition here in NH.
If you limit yourself to planting broccoli (also cabbage, kale and brussel's sprouts) only during that time frame, you will end up with only one crop per year. However, unlike tomatoes or cucumbers; these plants are fairly resistant to cold temperatures; so they can be planted out earlier and grown later.