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

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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. From Storey Publishings landmark series 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 bathhouses and birdfeeders; training and caring for cats and dogs; raising rabbits ducks and game birds; buying and selling horses; building chicken coops; beginning beekeeping; Cooking: the basics of bread baking; making cheese butter and yogurt; cooking game; preserving and pickling; homebrewing 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 so much more! With nearly 2 000 black-and-white illustrations diagrams and photographs and trusted advice on every page this is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. This book is also a part of the Know-How series which includes other titles such as: Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How Craft Wisdom & Know-How Garden Wisdom & Know-How