The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills
Abigail R. Gehring
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Description for The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills
Paperback. Series: The Ultimate Guides. Num Pages: 800 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: RNU; VSZ; WF; WKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1239.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Series
The Ultimate Guides
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781629142166
SKU
V9781629142166
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Abigail R. Gehring
Abigail Gehring is the editor of Back to Basics, Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency, The Back to Basics Handbook, and The Homesteading Handbook. She’s practiced self-sufficient living since her childhood in Vermont, being homeschooled, home-canning jams and jellies, and enjoying traditional crafts.
Reviews for The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills
"Over the years, I've seen a lot of different versions of humungous sized books that are basically homesteading and self-reliance encyclopedias, but The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills from Skyhorse Publishing is one of the best of this type of book that I've ever seen.
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