The Complete Idiot's Guide to Urban Homesteading: Reap Nature's Bounty Wherever You Live

by Sundari Kraft

Overview

How to save money, time, and the environment-on the urban frontier 

With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Urban Homesteading anyone can learn how to live sustainably and responsibly—and save money and time—in any urban environment. Expert urban homesteader Sundari Elizabeth Kraft shares her hands-on knowledge of: growing organic foods and preserving them; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and other ways to cut costs and live green. This book has all the information required to become a successful urban homesteader in any city. 

• Practical advice on everything from composting to clean energy. 
• Sundari Elizabeth Kraft is an expert in urban homesteading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101529003
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sundari Kraft is an expert in urban homesteading. She founded the pro-vaccination organization Vaccinate for Healthy Schools and also does work for the Parent Advisory Board for Voices of Vaccines.

Editorial Reviews

With this book, budding urban homesteaders can save themselves countless hours of futile experimentation by incorporating the hard-won hands-on expertise of veteran Denver homesteader and homesteading teacher Sundari Elizabeth Kraft. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Urban Homesteading covers it all: growing and preserving urban foods; composting; raising small livestock and chickens; generating electricity and biofuels; and numerous other ways to cut costs and live green. Valuable even if you don't want to go whole hog.