Do-it-yourself

In this short book you will discover: ¿ What kelp is and where it grows. ¿ How we can and should use it as a supplement to replace key trace minerals in our diets. ¿ What to do if you do not like the taste of kelp. ¿ How to use kelp in our gardens to improve the nutrition in our home grown vegetables. ¿ How kelp could be used to replace chemical fertilizers on farmland ¿ How using kelp can improve farmland and waterways alike. ¿ How kelp benefits pets and livestock ¿ Why our culture as a whole should incorporate more kelp into their daily lives.

If you want to grow real food and enjoy the contact with nature that this gives, a greenhouse is essential given the weather in the colder Northern climate. This fifty-five page book charts a journey into making my own perfect greenhouse / growdome. There are instructions on how to to make three domes in this book - along with their 'models' - including the two-frequency, hemispherical icosahedron shown on the cover. There are eighty-five black & white photos and illustrations showing the 'how to'. The DIY Geodesic Growdome has full instructions on how to make one for yourself for the price of a single, supermarket shop (about £150 sterling at time of construction). Before long you will be bringing home-grown, fresh and healthy food straight into your house all year round.

"The most successful farmers of the present day are those who work in harmony with the forces and laws of nature ..." With this simple yet profoundly prescient opening line, Charles L. Goodrich sets the wise, practical and eminently earth-friendly tone that informs every page of The Better Days Books First Book of Farming: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Origiganic Grower. Originally published in 1905, this timeless primer for the aspiring farmer (or backyard or market gardener!) "begins at the beginning," exploring the hidden secrets of how plants grow and what they need to flourish. It then takes the reader on a step-by-step journey through the worlds of roots, seed, soil and water, then on into the fundamental "orgiganic" methods by which bountiful harvests can reaped without recourse to poisonous chemical fertilizers or insecticides. Includes chapters on restoring and maintaining soil fertility, fixing drainage problems, and strategies for successful crop rotation.

In my travels in California, I started noticing unusually colored houses and that people have begun to get bolder and more individualist. I became interested in all the different colors and started taking pictures. I decided that I wanted to make it into a book.

Due to the ongoing episodes during a real estate transaction, there are many deficiencies that are known that go undisclosed by the selling party which leaves the homebuyer holding the bag and costing the homebuyer hundreds or even thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket repairs. In the interests of the homebuyer and those who are thinking of purchasing a home, this book is designed for the purpose of assisting, motivating, and educating the home buyers to empower them with knowledge when purchasing a home. This book also provides the homebuyer with critical information and tips on how to conduct their own thorough home inspection which could save them money before escrow closes. Colored digital photos have been provided to help easily identifying troubled areas that can be found within a home. The photos will give the homebuyer a visual image of deficiencies found in areas ranging from electrical discrepancies to roof covering failure, as well as swimming pool safety concerns, mold contamination, the rules concerning water heaters safety and proper seismic strapping methods, fireplaces and chimneys deficiencies, termite damage, wood rot and fungus growth, defensible space in wildfire areas, patio cover installation, smoke detectors, foundation walls, basic plumbing components and more. This book is also an excellent tool for advance and beginner home inspectors or individuals who are interested in learning how to conduct a home inspection or looking to improve their craft by absorbing these additional techniques.

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Grow a bumper crop of crunchy cabbages, crispy cauliflower, sweet baby brustels sprouts and mouth-watering Kale without using chemical fertilizers or poisonous pesticides - the ""Origiganic"" way! It has been only since the 1960s that dangerous petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides have been in widespread use, so any serious gardening ""how to"" treatise published prior to 1960 will, quite ""naturally,"" exclude their use. ""Origiganic"" is a new word we have coined here at Better Days Books to describe these time-tested, chemical-free ""original"" methods of growing food in our backyards, gardens and even on full scale farms. With The Better Days Books Origiganic Guide to Growing Cabbages and Cauliflowers (Original publication date: 1889) you'll be well on your way to producing a better, healthier, safer, and even generally less expensive bounty of fabulous, poison-free food - for your family and for the marketplace.