Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
by John Storey, Martha Storey
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Whether you live on a small suburban lot or have a many acres in the country, this inspiring collection will empower you to increase your self-sufficiently and embrace a more independent lifestyle. A variety of authors share their specialized knowledge and provide practical instructions for basic country skills like preserving vegetables, developing water systems, keeping farm animals, and renovating barns. From sharpening an axe to baking your own bread, you'll be amazed at the many ways show more learning traditional skills can enrich your life. show lessTags
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A little basic in its coverage yet it covers a wide variety of topics. It's proven helpful on many occassions!
This is very practicla book on things you can do around the home. From shrubs to raising chickens, it is in here.
2 Hands Up !! Excellent reference book , Great overview for beginners
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Martha Storey is co-author of Storey's Basic Country Skills and author of Keeping Entertaining Simple. She is the co-founder of Storey Books and is a homemaker, gardener, cook, mother of three, and grandmother of eight. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Original title
- Storey's Basic Country Skills
- Original publication date
- 1999
- Dedication
- A number of our authors started writing about their passions forty or more years ago. Some of them are gone now, but many are still working and writing. Over the years others have joined us, offering new techniques and new so... (show all)lutions to the challenges of country life. Collectively, they have inspired millions of readers to do things for themselves, whether it's home building, animal husbandry, growing and preserving food, composting, soap making, or countless other practical skills.
To this group of talented and inspiring authors, this book is respectfully dedicated. - First words
- For most people, country living implies a comfortable home with land, a healthful natural life, and a real chance to enjoy the outdoor world. The good news is that despite urban and suburban sprawl, there are thousands of pla... (show all)ces where it is still pleasant to live in the United States.
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