home economics, rural

A guide to homesteading that provides information and tips on growing and preserving food; raising chickens and other animals; making soap and candles; using alternative energy; and more.

The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Includes 150 full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life this is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike.

At head of title: Reader's digest. Describes a variety of traditional skills and handicrafts, including projects with illustrations.