operator of small farms , whether rural , suburban or urban , can always use more information about many view of what they do . These seven books , many of which were pen by Hobby Farms contributors , cover various aspects of farm operations , let in livestock ( specifically chickens ) , crop , container gardening , curing meat and aquaponics . Our first selection is about woman hobby farmers .
ByKaren Lanier
More than 1 million woman in the U.S. and Canada cite farming as their primary source of income . This rule book is give to hobby farming from their perspective .
BySamantha Johnson and Daniel Johnson
This sister - and - brother writing / photography team provides 20 playfulness - to - make projects for happy and healthy chickens . Check out Daniel ’s evoke layer photos on page 66 on this issue .
By Ben Hartman
We covered Ben Hartman ’s successful farm techniques in the past ( www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-business-clay-bottom-farm ) . Now , he ’s showing how he does it .
ByGail Damerow
This is a must - have for any crybaby keeper , and sodbuster / author Gail Damerow is a must - read . Check out her column on “ How To Choose a Turkey ” on page 10 of this issue .
ByJessica Walliser
A longtime Hobby Farms gardening writer and HobbyFarms.com blogger , Jessica Walliser ’s new book is keen for small - space horticulture . See an selection on Sir Frederick Handley Page 26 of this issue .
By Meredith Leigh
Even rural sodbuster will love the Urban Homesteader Hacks series , especially this variation , which tackles the craft and poetry of curing nitty-gritty at home . We ’re already hungry to give it a read !
By Adrian Southern
This pathfinder to building and operating a commercial aquaponic system is a great follow - up toRodney Wilson ’s “ Fish Farming ” article in the January / February 2018 issue of Hobby Farms .
This story originally look in the March / April 2018 takings ofHobby Farms .
