The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living: Beekeeping, Canning and Prese...

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Product Overview

• Format: Paperback

Packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, time-honored wisdom, and
both illustrations and photographs, this might just be the most comprehensive
guide to back to basics living ever published. Fans of Back to Basics,
Homesteading, and Self-Sufficiency have been asking for a one-stop resource
for all the subjects covered in that successful series. In response, Gehring
has compiled a massive, beautifully presented, single volume that covers
canning and preserving, keeping chickens, fermenting, soap-making, how to
generate your own energy, how to build a log cabin, natural medicine, cheese-
making, maple sugaring, farm mechanics, and much, much 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.