Getting Laid: Everything You Need to Know About Raising Chickens, Gardening and Preserving - with Over 100 Recipes!

by Barb Webb

Overview

Sustainable living boasts no boundaries. You don't need massive amounts of acreage or even a fenced-in backyard. We may not be 100 percent sustainable in our lifestyle, but we can become more in-tune with our environment and conscientious of our actions. Like all aspects of life, it's about balance, finding ways to live a greener, cleaner life within the parameters of your current lifestyle. Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process.

Why does even Jennifer Aniston raise chickens in the Hollywood Hills? Easy answer, it is extremely cool to raise your own hens, eat the organic eggs and lie back on feather beds from your own brood. And what about you? What initially drew you to the idea of raising chickens, organic gardening, and incorporating more sustainable living practices into your lifestyle? Are you interested in saving money, eating a more healthy diet, being on trend, going more "green," or saving the planet one plant at a time? Whatever the reason, the good news is all of the above motivators are real, tangible end-results of sustainable living.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632280213
Publisher:	Start Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/14/2015
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Barb Webb is a writer in Appalachian Kentucky. When she's not chasing live chickens around the farm or engaging in mock Jedi battles, she's writing about country living and artisan culture. An award-winning author, with a diverse publishing background ranging from curriculum design to social media, Barb has been featured in magazines such as Woman's World, Country Woman, Redbook, MSN Money, Women's Day, and American Profile. Webb is also the owner/editor of the popular blogs RuralMom.com and ComicBookMom.com, a columnist for CraveLocal.com, and the Paper Crafts Editor at CreativeMindandHands.com. Her husband, three children, new grandchild and all the chickens in the coop indulge her quirks, love of all things green, and desire to help others.

Table of Contents

1 Get Started: Living a Sexy Sustainable Lifestyle 1

2 Get Laid: Raising Your Chicken Brood 9

3 Get Fowl: Caring for Your Chickens 33

4 Get Dirty: Growing Your Garden of Eden 49

5 Get Cured: Preserving Your Bounty 89

6 Get Fried: Dishing Up Poultry and Eggs in the Kitchen 141

7 Get Fed: Preparing Your Garden Harvest 175

8 Get Baked: Creating Artisan Breads and Sweets 199

9 Get Wild: Celebrating You-DIY Style 225

10 Get Rea: Assessing Your Sexy Sustainable Lifestyle 261

Recipes and Instruction Index 265

About the Author 269

Editorial Reviews

"Getting Laid helped me to find my "inner farm girl" I am trying many of her recipes and my family is very grateful that I now have dozens of ways to cook eggs and not just my old go-to scramble. This is a book I will keep and use for decades as author Barb Webb espouses exactly how I want to live- healthier, happier and as far away as possible for GMO monoculture. Bravo Barb Webb!"-Louise Baxter Harmon, author of Happiness A to Z

"This is the best farm to table book I have ever seen and I think it helps that Barb Webb lives on an actual farm. Clearly, she knows what she is talking about and has put together not just a book of how to grow your food and cook it very creatively, but really this is a guide to the good life."-Reeda Josephs, author of Girlfriends Are Lifesavers

Reviews

"Getting Laid helped me to find my "inner farm girl" I am trying many of her recipes and my family is very grateful that I now have dozens of ways to cook eggs and not just my old go-to scramble. This is a book I will keep and use for decades as author Barb Webb espouses exactly how I want to live- healthier, happier and as far away as possible for GMO monoculture. Bravo Barb Webb!"-Louise Baxter Harmon, author of Happiness A to Z

"This is the best farm to table book I have ever seen and I think it helps that Barb Webb lives on an actual farm. Clearly, she knows what she is talking about and has put together not just a book of how to grow your food and cook it very creatively, but really this is a guide to the good life."-Reeda Josephs, author of Girlfriends Are Lifesavers

From the Publisher