Out of control spending has created us as a debtor nation in the world community. Less oil available by whatever means means transportation problems that will realign our entire culture.
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This Series could also be called Survival Guide to Hard Times. Its purpose is to enable living to continue in the face of job loss, inflation, market crash, limited fossil fuel, and/or economic depression.These books make unique contributions to the Money Problems, otherwise known as the New Economy, answering to any or all of these factors.:Inflation is reducing the purchasing power of the dollar. Out of control spending has created us as a debtor nation in the world community. Less oil available by whatever means means transportation problems that will realign our entire culture.
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For some time, I have been promoting raising rabbits, two Does and a Buck, in your back yard as a source of meat for your family and fertilizer for the garden. The future looks as if this is more important that just becoming independent. From our Home Page, you can find a way to get two free pamphlets about raising them and eating them. There have been enough requests for more information that we have added this book to the New Economy Series.
One purpose of this book is to provide an alternative meat source for the family. It is not meant to be an agricultural tome on animal husbandry- merely sufficient information to enable the raising of a small animal as a meat source, and at the same time, provide a Sustainable Garden to provide an independent food source for the family.
The voice of experience is my authority. What I described worked for us and grew to a commercial endeavor that lasted ten years. Now, it is working again, only this time with two Does and a Buck, in our back yard.
I do not describe show rabbits, or with those raised as pets, or with those raised for other purposes, such as their fur. They each have their own special requirements and they are beyond the scope of this book. In most cases, these animals are less than ideal for a meat source.
At the same time, a sustainable garden is achieved by growing feed for the rabbits that in turn, produce fertilizer for the garden, that produces more rabbit feed, and that produces. . . .
The upside is that the vegetable garden is also feeding your family.
Rabbits? Sustainable Garden? Why All The Fuss?
In case you haven’t noticed, we are running out of the cheap energy that runs agricultural machinery, food processing machinery, transportation to market, and getting us to the big supermarkets.
Oh, sure, we’ll sort it out and come up with viable alternatives, but that takes time.
What are you going to eat during the down time? Think about THAT.
Maybe you can’t stand the thought of eating those pretty bunnies? Well, you have tolerated eating all those pretty little chicks, and calves, and piglets. You will get used to it, or you may get mighty hungry.
Sustainable Garden?
That’s because you are used to eating every day, all through the year. It’s a funny thing about gardening in your own back yard. The plants use up the nutrients and then the soil will not support plant life. You must replace the nutrients. That’s where the rabbits come in. Not only do they supply a highly nutritious, low fat meat, but they supply a rich animal manure that can be applied to the garden without composting. That will become important as most of the fossil fule based, chemical fertilizers become scarce.
So, we have an animal, eating produce from the garden, producing the nutrients that the plants need to grow more rabbit food, and all the while you have food for your family. Plan on about 40 meat animals; about 200 pounds per Doe per year, and the two Does in your back yard will keep your family going. The Buck is there to supervise and make sure it happens.
This is not a get rich quick scheme, it is a survival plan for you and your family.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Introduction. Gardening. About Meat, Back Yard Rabbits.
Chapter 2. Breeds
Keep In Mind. Competition Rabbits. Breeding. Breeding and Birthing. Nest Boxes. Rabbit Mothers.
Chapter 3. Equipment
Cages-See the pages of drawings and photographs at the end of the chapter. About Cage Wire Quality. Cage Cleanup. Cage Shelter. Worm Bed. Stacking Cages. Water Supply. Location. Manure Storage.
Chapter 4. About Rabbits
Behavior. Care and Handling. Rabbit Social Behavior. Toys. Birthing Rabbits. To Transfer Young. A Nest Box With High Sides. Babies Out Of The Nest. Handling Rabbits. Rabbit Handling. Pet Rabbits. Names. Observation.
Chapter 5. Health
Basic Rule. Rabbit Health Problems. Medications.
Chapter 6. Animal Disposal
Pigs For Animal Disposal. Dog Food. Options. Cautions.
Chapter 7. Rabbit Feed
Feed and Feeding. About Rabbit Pellets. High Grade Pellets. Feed Options. No Hay ? Winter Feeds. Fresh Feed. Treats- Rabbit Candy. Introducing a New Feed. Balancing A Diet of Greens. Hay Manger. Perennials. Feed For Babies. The Sustainable Garden.
Chapter 8. Marketing
Rabbits To Eat of Barter? Live Sales. BY-Products. CAUTION about selling any food stuff. Marketing Option. Pet Stores. The IRS. Rabbits Are A Business.
Chapter 9. Fertilizer
Sustainable Gardening. Animal Fertilizer Comparison Table. Plants Need Moisture and Air. Editorial Note: Arguments For Non-organic Gardening. Meeting The Challenge. Plant Nutrition Nomenclature.
How To Use The NPK Data. Plants by Order of Nutrition. Excerpt From Disaster Preparedness For Country Living: Soil Test Kits. Other Soil Tests. Trace Minerals. Commercial Seedlings. Damping-Off Seedling Malady. History. In The End.
Chapter 9. Fertilizer
Sustainable Gardening. Animal Fertilizer Comparison Table. Plants Need Moisture and Air. Editorial Note About Hydroponics. Arguments For Non-organic Gardening. Meeting The Challenge. Plant Nutrition Nomenclature. How To Use The NPK Data. Plants, Ordered By Protein Level. Excerpt From Disaster Preparedness For Country Living:. Soil Test Kits. Other Soil Tests. Trace Minerals. Commercial Seedlings. Damping-Off Seedling Malady.
Chapter 10. Sustaining A Garden
The Process. Step by Step. Sustainability. Planning. Evaluation. Covering The Soil. Tillage. Additives. Rock Dust. Aeration. Soil pH. Crop Rotation. Plant Health. Companion Planting. Irrigation. Manure Tea. Conditioning Seedlings To Outside Conditions. Re-Seeding. Back To Rabbits Text. The Big Question. Conclusion. Now, you know what to do. . . .
Table- Companion Plant of Vegetables- excerpt.
Table- Food Storage - Preservation. A Consensus of Advising Sources.
Table- Comparison of Food Storage Methods
Table- Preferred Preservation Methods for a variety of foods.
Table- Nutrient Stability In Foods
Chapter 11. Rabbits As Food
Old Stories. Fats and Calories. Emergency Foods, Nutrition, and Eating.. Nutrition. Goals For Emergency Eating. Diets. Calories and The Body's Needs. What Is A Calorie? For When You Need Calories. How does Rabbit meat compare with other meats ? Meat Food Values. Redeeming Features. To Cook and Enjoy Rabbit. How about braising? Maybe a Creole dish would better please you?What about Rabbit Cacciatore ? Additions. To Make Sausage. The Ground Meat. Smoking.
Chapter 12. Conclusion
In The End. Other Animals. About Our Books. Upgrading Books. Our Own Books As References. The Economics Of Publishing
Sources and References
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