The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living: Beekeeping, Canning and Preserving, Cheese Making, Disaster Preparedness, Fermenting, Growing ... Raising Livestock, Soap Making, and more! by Abigail Gehring

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.

From the Publisher Raising Chickens and Other Farm Animals Learn about raising bees, chickens, cows, ducks, goats, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits, sheep, and turkeys. Canning, Fermenting, and Baking Find recipes for baking bread, cakes, and cookies; brewing beer; churning butter; canning jams, jellies, fruits, and veggies; making cheese; lacto-fermenting veggies; maple sugaring; and more! Foraging and Edible Wild Plants Detailed illustrations of edible wild plants help you identify what's growing in your yard or woods. Growing Vegetables, Herbs, Fruit Trees, and More Read about how to plan and plant a garden, companion planting, container gardening, when to harvest, and more. Crafts and Skills Find step-by-step instructions and illustrations for making candles, paper, baskets, pottery, and other practical crafts and skills. Herbal Remedies and DIY Cosmetics Discover home remedies, how to make an herbal tincture, what plants to dry for herbal teas, and find recipes for natural cosmetics. Carpentry and Woodworking Construct raised beds, a chicken coop, fencing, simple furniture, and learn about hand tools. Sewing, Quilting, Knitting, and Knot Tying Photographs and illustrations will guide you as you learn to knit, sew, quilt, and tie a variety of useful knots. Simpler Living Back to Basics The Essential Guide to Self-Sufficient Living Mini Farming Homesteading Handbook Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 21 5,366 198 6,922 752 Price $14 02 $19 05 $16 99 $14 29 $12 27 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓