The Country Living Handbook
A Back-to-Basics Guide to Living Off the Land
Published on 20. May 2014
272 pages
978-1-62873-968-8 (ISBN)
Description
Packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, time-honored wisdom, and both illustrations and photographs, this compact guide has everything you need to dive into a more self-sufficient life. From canning and preserving to keeping chickens, fermenting vegetables to soap-making, Gehring covers all the basics in this easy-to-read, approachable collection. Topics covered include:
Generating your own energy
Herbal medicine
Cheese-making
Maple sugaring
Farm mechanics
Building a smokehouse
Dyeing wool
Composting
Disaster Preparedness
And more!
Whether you own one hundred acres or rent a studio apartment in the city, this book has plenty of ideas to inspire you. Learn how to build a log cabin or how to craft handmade paper; find out how to install a solar panel on your roof or brew your own tea from dried herbs; Cure a ham, bake a loaf of bread, or brew your own beer. This book has something for everyone.
Generating your own energy
Herbal medicine
Cheese-making
Maple sugaring
Farm mechanics
Building a smokehouse
Dyeing wool
Composting
Disaster Preparedness
And more!
Whether you own one hundred acres or rent a studio apartment in the city, this book has plenty of ideas to inspire you. Learn how to build a log cabin or how to craft handmade paper; find out how to install a solar panel on your roof or brew your own tea from dried herbs; Cure a ham, bake a loaf of bread, or brew your own beer. This book has something for everyone.
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06/2014
Skyhorse Publishing
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Abigail R. Gehring is the author or editor of more than a dozen books including Back to Basics, Homesteading, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living, and Classic Candy. She enjoys writing, gardening, experimenting in the kitchen, and spending time with family. She lives with her husband and two children in an 1800s farmstead they are restoring in Marlboro, Vermont.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One: Animals
- Bees
- Chickens
- Cows
- Ducks
- Goats
- Pigs
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Part Two: Baking, Preserving, and More
- Baking Bread
- Beer
- Butter
- Canning
- Cheese
- Cider
- Drying
- Edible Wild Plants
- Fermenting
- Freezing
- Mushrooms
- Yogurt
- Part Three: Crafts
- Basketry
- Bookbinding
- Candles
- Dyeing Wool or Fabric
- Knots
- Paper Making
- Quilting
- Rag Rugs
- Sewing
- Soap Making
- Spinning Wool
- Tanning Leather
- Part Four: Gardening
- Composting in Your Backyard
- Container Gardening
- Flower Gardens
- Fruit Bushes and Trees
- Grains: Growing and Threshing
- Greenhouses and Hoophouses
- Harvesting Your Garden
- Herb Gardens
- Mulching: Why and How to Do It
- Organic Gardening
- Pest and Disease Management
- Planning a Garden
- Planting and Tending Your Garden
- Raised Beds
- Rooftop Gardens
- Saving Seeds
- Soil and Fertilizer
- Terracing
- Trees for Shade or Shelter
- Vegetable Gardens
- Water: How to Collect It, Save It, and Use It
- Acknowledgments
- Sources
- Index
