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"Get ready to be self-sufficient.Whether tackling the garden, raising animals, learning more about alternative energy, or bettering your storage and preservation, Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency is the perfect starting point. Step-by-step instructions and photos will guide you through how to make over 60 complete projects. After all, DIY projects are more fun (and generally easier) when you approach them with helpful aides and tools you made yourself."--

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Genres: Home & Garden, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 635 — Applied science & technology Agriculture Garden crops (Horticulture)
LCC: S496 .C665 — Agriculture Agriculture (General)
BISAC: HOM HOUSE & HOME Do-It-Yourself Carpentry
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Published: 2017
Genres: Home & Garden, Nonfiction
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