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Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Med
Contributor(s): Gehring, Abigail (Editor)
ISBN: 1602397473     ISBN-13: 9781602397477
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $22.46  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2009
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: The companion to the bestseller Back to Basics for country, urban, and suburban folks.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Sustainable Living
- House & Home | Reference
- House & Home | Do-it-yourself - Carpentry
Dewey: 640
LCCN: 2009023195
Series: Back to Basics Guides
Physical Information: 1" H x 10.96" W x 8.64" (3.13 lbs) 464 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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Publisher Description:
Who doesn't want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat homegrown food whenever possible? Even readers who are very much on the grid will embrace this large, fully-illustrated guide on the basics of living the good, clean life. It's written with country lovers in mind--even those who currently live in the city.

Whether you live in the city, the suburbs, or even the wilderness, there is plenty you can do to improve your life from a green perspective. Got sunlight? Start container gardening. With a few plants, fresh tomatoes, which then become canned tomato sauce, are a real option. Reduce electricity use by eating dinner by candlelight (using homemade candles, of course). Learn to use rainwater to augment water supplies. Make your own soap and hand lotion. Consider keeping chickens for the eggs. From what to eat to supporting sustainable restaurants to avoiding dry cleaning, this book offers information on anything a homesteader needs--and more.

Contributor Bio(s): Gehring, Abigail R.: - Abigail R. Gehring is the author of several cookbooks including Healthy Gluten-Free Diet and The Complete Juicer. Her love of tea started early in life and was cemented after a stint living in England. She lives in Marlboro, Vermont.