A $110 value. A VAST amount of practical information at your fingertips for a small price. This collection covers everything from bread baking to building stone bridges; soil management to wood splitting; animal care to arbors and trellises.
Five Acres and Independence (Book): Classic of the back-to-the-land movement is packed with solid, timeless information and will teach new converts how to make their land self-sufficient. Appendices. 95 figures.
First Published in 1935. Reprinted in 1973 in paperback. Softcover. 397 pages.
Stonework (Book), Charles McRaven: Illustrated guide to working with stone (types, sources, handling, selecting, cutting, and shaping) with instructions for completing a variety of projects including walls, entryways, steps, bridges, and more; 184 pages, 8.5x11 paperback.
The Backyard Lumberjack (Book), Stephen and Frank Philbrick: Father and son lumberjacks Stephen and Frank Philbrick have enjoyed the thrilling destruction of felling, bucking, and splitting timber for hundreds of cords of firewood. Together they bring practical instruction and first-hand advice to every man with a chainsaw. For the rural lumberjack with acres of woodland, the suburban guy with a cord of wood to split and stack for the fireplace, or the urban guy who just likes to think about chainsaws, "The Backyard Lumberjack" is as much an engaging read on the legends and experiences of lumberjacking as a practical reference guide. 176 pages. 9 x 8 inches. Softcover. Well illustrated.
Barnyard in your Backyard (Book), edited by Gail Damerow: A beginner’s guide to raising chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep, dairy cows, and beef cattle including the pros and cons of each, housing and land requirements, feeding guidelines, health concerns, routine care, and how to process and store home grown eggs, milk, and wool; 480 pages, 8.5x11 paperback.
Storey's Basic Country Skills (Book), John & Martha Storey: This book is a treasure of information for living in the country. In addition to providing bushels of advice on gardening, it's a manual for everyday survival in rural America. Some skills you might pick up: how to build a garden shed, techniques for building a stone wall, and making preserves.. Even if you only use 1 percent of the information in it, BCS is fascinating reading. 576 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches. Softcover. |
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