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