Abigail Gehring

The Country Living Handbook

A Back-To-Basics Guide to Living Off the Land

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, time-honored wisdom, and both illustrations and photographs, this compact guide has everything you need to dive into a more self-sufficient life. From canning and preserving to keeping chickens, fermenting vegetables to soap-making, Gehring covers all the basics in this easy-to-read, approachable collection. Topics covered include: Generating your own energy Herbal medicine Cheese-making Maple sugaring Farm mechanics Building a smokehouse Dyeing wool Composting Disaster Preparedness And more! Whether you own one hundred acres or rent a studio apartment in the city, this book has plenty of ideas to inspire you. Learn how to build a log cabin or how to craft handmade paper; find out how to install a solar panel on your roof or brew your own tea from dried herbs; Cure a ham, bake a loaf of bread, or brew your own beer. This book has something for everyone.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Skyhorse Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781628736144
• ISBN-10: 1628736143
• Artikelnr.: 39241246

Autorenporträt

Abigail R. Gehring is the author or editor of more than a dozen books including Back to Basics, Homesteading, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living, and Classic Candy. She enjoys writing, gardening, experimenting in the kitchen, and spending time with family. She lives with her husband and two children in an 1800s farmstead they are restoring in Marlboro, Vermont.