Getting Laid: Everything You Need to Know About Raising Chickens, Gardening and Preserving - with Over 100 Recipes!

by Barb Webb

Overview

Sustainable living boasts no boundaries. You don’t need massive amounts of acreage or even a fenced-in backyard. We may not be 100 percent sustainable in our lifestyle, but we can become better in-tune with our environment and conscientious of our actions. Like all aspects of life, it’s about balance, finding ways to live a greener, cleaner life within the parameters of your current lifestyle. Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process. Why does even Jennifer Aniston raise chickens in the Hollywood Hills? Easy answer, it is extremely cool to raise you own hens. Eat the organic eggs and lie back on feather beds from your own brood. And what about you? Author Barb Webb believes there's a farm girl in all of us and she helps you find yours! What initially drew you to the idea of raising chickens, organic gardening and incorporating more sustainable living practices into your lifestyle? Are you interested in saving money, eating a more healthy diet, being on trend, going more “green,” or saving the planet one plant at a time? Whatever the reason, the good new is all of the above motivators are real, tangible end-results of sustainable living. SUSTAINABLE LIVING IS… a) reducing your carbon footprint b) eating organic and “living off the land” c) living in harmony with the earth d) using resources efficiently and investing in renewable resources e) creating a better future for the next generation f) protecting and nurturing our natural resources g) eliminating waste and recycling h) actively pursuing a balanced and simplistic lifestyle i) spending money and resources in a frugal way j) our economy, social structure and natural environment working in agreement for the betterment of the world Sustainable living has many definitions and interpretations that have developed over time. In its basic definition, the Merriam Webster Dictionary defines sustainable as “able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed,” and living as “full of life or vigor.” In a nutshell – as sustainable living agents, we are ultimately defenders, maintainers and supporter of life! Our mission is of the utmost importance to ourselves, our environment and our future generations. Our mission is also easy. In fact, it takes less than five minutes to incorporate one sustainable living practice into your life right now but the effect of your action may have an ever-lasting positive impact for the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632280282
Publisher:	Viva Editions
Publication date:	05/14/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Barb Webb is a freelance writer, author, blogger, and sustainable living expert residing in Appalachian Kentucky. When she’s not chasing chickens around the farm or engaging in mock-Jedi battles with her sons, she’s writing about homesteading and the artisan culture. She’s an early adopter of hemp and first in line to try CBD products when they first entered the sustainable living scene, a master gardener with twenty years of growing medicinal herbs and spices, and a recognized leader in the online homestead community (owner of RuralMom.com, established in 2008).

Table of Contents

1 Get Started: Living a Sexy Sustainable Lifestyle 1

2 Get Laid: Raising Your Chicken Brood 9

3 Get Fowl: Caring for Your Chickens 33

4 Get Dirty: Growing Your Garden of Eden 49

5 Get Cured: Preserving Your Bounty 89

6 Get Fried: Dishing Up Poultry and Eggs in the Kitchen 141

7 Get Fed: Preparing Your Garden Harvest 175

8 Get Baked: Creating Artisan Breads and Sweets 199

9 Get Wild: Celebrating You-DIY Style 225

10 Get Rea: Assessing Your Sexy Sustainable Lifestyle 261

Recipes and Instruction Index 265

About the Author 269

Editorial Reviews

"Getting Laid helped me to find my "inner farm girl" I am trying many of her recipes and my family is very grateful that I now have dozens of ways to cook eggs and not just my old go-to scramble. This is a book I will keep and use for decades as author Barb Webb espouses exactly how I want to live- healthier, happier and as far away as possible for GMO monoculture. Bravo Barb Webb!"-Louise Baxter Harmon, author of Happiness A to Z

"This is the best farm to table book I have ever seen and I think it helps that Barb Webb lives on an actual farm. Clearly, she knows what she is talking about and has put together not just a book of how to grow your food and cook it very creatively, but really this is a guide to the good life."-Reeda Josephs, author of Girlfriends Are Lifesavers

Reviews

"Getting Laid helped me to find my "inner farm girl" I am trying many of her recipes and my family is very grateful that I now have dozens of ways to cook eggs and not just my old go-to scramble. This is a book I will keep and use for decades as author Barb Webb espouses exactly how I want to live- healthier, happier and as far away as possible for GMO monoculture. Bravo Barb Webb!"-Louise Baxter Harmon, author of Happiness A to Z

"This is the best farm to table book I have ever seen and I think it helps that Barb Webb lives on an actual farm. Clearly, she knows what she is talking about and has put together not just a book of how to grow your food and cook it very creatively, but really this is a guide to the good life."-Reeda Josephs, author of Girlfriends Are Lifesavers

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