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Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdom—creating one of the most comprehensive books on country skills available. This book is compiled of tested and practical experience passed down from generations of farmers and homesteaders.

Here readers can learn about:

Creating a vegetable garden
Canning and preserving
Keeping poultry
Soap making
Natural medicine
Bridge building
Farm mechanics
Crop rotation
Cattle and dairying
The basics of beekeeping
Foraging for wild food
Fertilizing, soils, drainage, and irrigation
Building a barn
And much, much more!
Success comes to the person who works the most efficiently—not simply the person who works the hardest. Learn invaluable advice and tips for how to create a sustainable lifestyle and live off the land.

The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills

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Paperback / softback by Abigail Gehring

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Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the... Read more

    Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
    Publication Date: 21/08/2014
    ISBN13: 9781629142166, 978-1629142166
    ISBN10: 1629142166

    Number of Pages: 800

    Non Fiction , Home & Garden

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    Description

    Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdom—creating one of the most comprehensive books on country skills available. This book is compiled of tested and practical experience passed down from generations of farmers and homesteaders.

    Here readers can learn about:

    Creating a vegetable garden
    Canning and preserving
    Keeping poultry
    Soap making
    Natural medicine
    Bridge building
    Farm mechanics
    Crop rotation
    Cattle and dairying
    The basics of beekeeping
    Foraging for wild food
    Fertilizing, soils, drainage, and irrigation
    Building a barn
    And much, much more!
    Success comes to the person who works the most efficiently—not simply the person who works the hardest. Learn invaluable advice and tips for how to create a sustainable lifestyle and live off the land.

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