Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land

Title: Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land
Author: Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins
ISBN: 9781579123680
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Published: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher Description:
Reminiscent of the classic Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete volume on every aspect of country and self-sustained living-from home and garden to barn and beyond. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this comprehensive collection offers step-by-step instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, self-sufficiency, homesteading, and DIY living. Topics include:

• Animals attracting backyard birds; building bathouses and birdfeeders; training and caring for cats and dogs; raising rabbits, ducks, and game birds; buying and selling horses; building chicken coops; beginning beekeeping; butchering livestock
• Cooking recipes for all seasons; the basics of bread baking; making cheese, butter, and yogurt; cooking game; preserving and pickling; homebrew equipment and making homemade wine
• Crafts stenciling, quilting, and basket-weaving; making wreaths, potpourri, and natural soaps; homemade gifts and decorations
• Gardening starting your garden; caring for flowers and shrubs; controlling weeds; landscaping; growing vegetables, root crops, fruits, berries, kitchen herbs, and more
• Health and Wellbeing natural home remedies; herbs for lifelong health; essential oils and aromatherapy; teas and recipes for a healthy diet
• Home simple home repairs; building furniture; restoring hardwood floors; making curtains; building fences, root cellars, and smokehouses
• And much more!

Nearly 2,000 black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and photographs complement these fascinating projects, and trusted advice on every page makes this the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind.