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When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC Gardeners' World inspiring huge interest, fan mail and even his own social media accounts, Monty Don wanted to explore what makes us connect with animals quite so deeply. In many respects Nigel is a very ordinary dog...

A few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with her husband and three small children, having spent over a decade as a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker living in Kabul. She covered the conflict there as well as other wars from Gaza to Eastern Ukraine, and Iraq. In the late winter of 2021-22, Lally decided to rent an allotment, despite having only a rudimentary knowledge of gardening. She was starting from scratch and setting herself the dual challenge of growing an allotment at the same time as growing a family.

A compelling blend of memoir, practical wisdom, and eye-opening food science. This is the homesteading book that tells you not just how to build a self-sufficient life, but why it matters more today than ever. Written by Drs. Robert and Jill Malone, Homesteading for Health is rooted in four decades of lived experience across six working farms in Maryland, Georgia, and Virginia.

Do something good for your family by learning how to plant a garden that will yield healthy, wholesome food throughout the year. Melissa K. Norris, fifth-generation homesteader and host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, will walk you through each step of the process, from planning your food crops and garden space to harvesting and preserving the food you grow. Even intermediate to experienced gardeners will discover dozens of new ideas. 

In a world filled with uncertainties, it's crucial to have a plan in place to safeguard your family's safety during a catastrophe. "The Ultimate Prepper Pantry Survival Guide: 90 Days of Nutritional Survival Food to Stockpile Ensuring Your Family's Safety During a Catastrophe" is your essential roadmap to never get caught unprepared when disaster strikes.

Discover how you can regrow your kitchen waste to help feed your family with healthy and delicious homegrown produce year-round, regardless of your skill level! Fortunately, there is a way to help you reduce your weekly food costs and get a sustainable, healthy, and happy lifestyle to boot! Regrowing your vegetable scraps is not only easy and fun, but it can also save you a lot of money on grocery bills. Not only that, it can also teach your family meaningful values and help them understand where food really comes from!

Companion planting is a method that has been used for centuries to help grow food organically. It works by organizing your plants so that they release scents that naturally repel insects, pests, and diseases. It’s a foolproof way to grow delicious, healthy food. Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to source your own food, but it can also bring your family together and teach your kids valuable lessons about agriculture not taught in school. Don’t be the one to miss out. You’ll regret not getting involved in something that is affordable, eco-friendly, and absolutely delicious!

Welcome to the lush and vibrant world of raised bed and container gardening! Whether you're a city dweller with limited outdoor space, a suburbanite looking to maximize your backyard, or just someone who enjoys the convenience of portable plots, "The Ultimate Raised Bed & Container Gardening Guide For Beginners" is your key to unlocking the joy and benefits of homegrown produce and blooms.

A warm, stress-free, and joy-filled gardening guide that helps busy people build a thriving garden in short, manageable bursts—no perfection required. Gardening doesn’t have to be overwhelming, time-consuming, or perfect to be joyful. Garden Yourself Happy is a refreshingly down-to-earth...

What if financial independence didn’t require vast land, crushing debt, or industrial scale—just intelligence, discipline, and ten well-managed acres? First published in 1858, Ten Acres Enough by Edmund Morris is one of the most practical and quietly radical books ever written about small-scale farming, homesteading, and self-reliant living. Morris documents, in clear and methodical detail, how he escaped city dependence and built a profitable, sustainable livelihood on limited land—using careful planning, diversified production, and relentless attention to costs and returns.

Drawing from their Mennonite upbringings, RuthAnn Zimmerman and her husband, Elvin, chose early on in their marriage to build a life focused on family, hard work, and serving others. RuthAnn invites you to slow down, focus quietly, and listen closely to the heartbeat of the homestead as she offers insights on working together as a family, enjoying good food and fellowship, growing and preserving food, appreciating what you have, and finding contentment by doing more with less.

The Prepper’s Food Survival Handbook: A Beginner’s Guide on How to Acquire, Grow, Raise, Preserve, and Store Food for Emergency Preparedness, Ensuring Your Family’s Security in Times of Uncertainty offers clear, step-by-step guidance to prepare for any situation. This essential guide helps you build a Family Emergency Plan, grow and preserve food, and secure your family's well-being.

Are you prepared to keep your family safe when disaster strikes, even if you can't depend on any government agency? Do you feel overwhelmed by the thought of prepping your family for potential disasters, both natural and man-made, while juggling the demands of daily life? Are you concerned about preparing effectively without breaking the bank or scaring your children? You're not alone!

How to Create an Eco-Friendly Sustainable Family10 Easy Steps to Build an Eco-Friendly Family Culture By Penny P. You already knew a more sustainable lifestyle would be better for the planet... But did you know it could be fun for your family too? The world is in crisis, and you want to make a difference. You know certain products come with a high carbon footprint and the echoes of dubious ethical practices… but the alternatives seem far too expensive. How can you possibly make more sustainable choices with so many contradictory opinions to sift through? And how can you do it on a limited budget?

A nerdy farmer—and doctor with expertise in nutrition—provides insight into how best to prepare and savor vegetables while recounting his journey in building an organic vegetable farm and discovering the family that farmed the same land some 200 years ago.

Have you been pondering about the best way to go about recycling you waste but you are clueless on how to go about it? Do you know about recycling but do not know the modern techniques and methods that you can use? If this is you, then this audiobook Recycling by Clara Daves will hold you by the hand and show you in a systematic manner how to be a waste-free family in a nature-friendly home.

No Work Urban Front Yard Vegetable Gardening Simplified by Joyce Zborower is an easy-to-follow guide for building and planting a new organic gardening bed in the ground right over an old chemical bed, a grassy spot that's never been planted before, a rocky area, container gardening in pots, or in a raised garden bed so you won't have to bend over to harvest your goodies. And once the bed is ready and planted, any further work on your part is very minimal.