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Book Description Price/ Quantity
NEW - Chicken Coops - 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
By Judy Pangman. Featured designs include basic easy-to-assemble hoop houses, A-Frames, and multi-storied wooden structures, as well as larger models for small commercial farms. The book includes plans for a variety of moveable coops and low-budget coops constructed from found and repurposed materials. A 16-page color section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coop plans, as well as some amazing kits and one-of-a-kind cops built from recyclables. Soft cover, 176 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8, illustrated. $19.95		 $19.95
Home Cheese Making
By Ricki Carroll. A revision of Cheesemaking Made Easy, this book takes the complexity out of making cheese at home. Considered a no-nonsense introduction to making cheese, the book answers a myriad of questions for the novice and experienced cheese maker alike. Included are 85 recipes with step-by-step instructions for making cheese and over 60 recipes for cooking with cheese, plus tips on serving cheese, cheese lore, a glossary, and more. Soft cover, 224 pages, 7 X 9, illustrated.		  $16.95
Renovating Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings 
By Nick Engler. Save history, architecture, and money by renovating and restoring rather than replacing old barns, sheds, and outbuildings. Starting with a primer on barn architecture and history, Engler discusses the pros and cons of renovation, including information on how to evaluate an old structure in light of current building codes, and how to determine the costs of renovating versus building a new structure. Included are clear instructions and drawings on how to square and strengthen the structure, repair or replace the roofing and siding, install new windows and doors, and even add electricity and plumbing. Soft cover, 256 pages, 8 1/2 X 11, illustrated		  $24.95
Fences for Pasture and Garden  
By Gail Damerow. If you keep livestock or tend a garden that's vulnerable to wildlife predators, you know that a good fence is essential for protecting your investment. This book lists the available options and addresses the challenges posed by terrain, weather and predators. The author offers a clear and complete guide to choosing, planning, and building today's best fences: wire, rail, electric, high-tension, temporary, woven, and snow. Includes a conversion chart for units of length and units of tension/force and a list of suppliers. Lots of diagrams, drawings and charts for clear and easy-to-understand infromation. Soft cover, illus., 154 p.		  $16.95
Guide Books from Storey Publishing
These expertly written livestock and poultry guidebooks are a treasure trove of the most up-to-date information available. Each book covers selection, housing, space requirements, behavior, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding, health concerns, and remedies for illness. Whether you are a novice farmer or an experienced pro, you will find everything you need to know to keep your livestock and profits healthy.
Soft cover, 6 X 9, illustrated, $ 18.95 each (exception³ Guide to Raising Horses is $ 19.95).
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins: The Best Fences, Building Chicken Coops, Eggs and Chickens, and Raising Ducks and Geese.

Four handy publications that offer practical information to encourage independence and harmony with the environment. Soft cover,  (Please indicate the specific title(s) you wish to order-see below). $3.95 each
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins: Best Fences  $3.95
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins: Chicken Coops  $3.95
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins: Eggs & Chickens  $3.95
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins: Raising Ducks & Geese  $3.95
Pasture Perfect
By Jo Robinson Explores the newly discovered benefits of eating meat, eggs, and dairy products from grassfed animals. When animals are allowed to graze on their natural diet of grass instead of grain, they are healthier and less stressed, and more beneficial to the environment. Soft cover, 127 p.		  $14.95
The "Have More" Plan: A Little Land - A Lot of Living
By Ed and Carolyn Robinson. This back-to-the-land classic explains how to find land, build a homestead, grow vegetables and fruits, raise livestock, build farm structures, and much more. 72 pages, black and white illustrations and photographs. Soft cover, illus., 70 p.		  $9.95
Making Your Small Farm Profitable
By Ron Macher This practical, step-by-step guide to operating a small farm in the new millennium examines twenty alternative farming enterprises. Learn how to target niche markets and sustain a farm's biological and economic health. 288 pages, black and white photographs. Soft cover, illus, 273 p.		  $19.95