Your Meat, Egg, and Milk Garden: How to Raise Small Livestock in Your Own Backyard

Attention meat eaters! Ever wanted to get away from the "stuff" that passes for meat in the supermarket, with its chemical additives, preservatives, and "pink slime"? Here's how to do it! Author Anita Evangelista, who has lived in city and country raising livestock, here shows you how to raise meat, eggs, and milk in a suburban or rural setting -- from chickens, goats, pot bellied pigs, rabbits, ducks, and quail. Included in this concise guide are instructions on selecting good quality animals, feeding, housing, and raising them right so you can produce the best, most tasty, most wholesome meat you ever ate....often for less than the cost of supermarket fare. And when your meat, egg, and milk garden gives you more than you can use right away, Evangelista includes clear directions on how to preserve it -- freezing eggs, canning milk, and tanning hides. This is the ideal book for both beginners and experienced backyard livestock owners -- the perfect way to find out how to improve your diet and provide for your family's meat, egg, and milk needs!Read more