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

1072 pages!

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 Publishing's 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.

1072 pages.