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Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills the kind employed by our forefathers and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Countless readers have turned to Back to Basics for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in Back to Basics will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead. More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers even if you live in a city apartment you will find your imagination sparked, and there's no reason why you can't, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available.
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Abigail R. Gehring is the editor of Back to Basics, Homesteading, and Self-Sufficiency, and author of Odd Jobs and Dangerous Jobs. She s practiced living self-sufficiently since her childhood in Vermont, being home-schooled, home-canning jams and jellies, and enjoying natural crafts. She lives in New York City and Windham, Vermont.
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Package arrived on time, and in great condition. Just recieved last week, so far everything I've read is useful and easy to understand. This is a must have book for those who like to be self sufficient and ready for what ever life may bring at you. Great addition to the survival library!
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This book was a gift for my husband as we are planning to have a go at homesteading. I did not think it would be as concise and informative, my husband has barely put it down which is amazing in itself! It has everything from making your own cheese, to generating your own Hydro and everything for all levels of expertise in the middle. Definitely worth the price, I recommmend it to anyone thinking of packing the rat race in, and heading to the country - which is what we are now doing!
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Another one that sits on my coffee table.I review it quite often and have even had visitors come and check it out to find projects for themselves. Wonderful book to have as a reference and quick delivery.
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