Country Wisdom & KnowHow: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land

Country Wisdom & KnowHow is the most complete volume on every aspect of country and selfsustained living, from home and garden to barn and beyond.From Storey Publishings landmark series Country Wisdom Bulletins, this comprehensive collection offers stepbystep instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, selfsufficiency, homesteading, and DIY living. Topics include:Animals: attracting backyard birds; building bathhouses and birdfeeders; training and caring for cats and dogs; raising rabbits, ducks, and game birds; buying and selling horses; building chicken coops; beginning beekeeping; Cooking: the basics of bread baking; making cheese, butter, and yogurt; cooking game; preserving and pickling; homebrewing and making homemade wine Crafts: stenciling, quilting, and basketweaving; making wreaths, potpourri, and natural soaps; homemade gifts and decorations Gardening: starting your garden; caring for flowers and shrubs; controlling weeds; landscaping; growing vegetables, root crops, fruits, berries, kitchen herbs, and more Health and Wellbeing: natural home remedies; herbs for lifelong health; essential oils and aromatherapy; teas and recipes for a healthy diet Home: simple home repairs; building furniture; restoring hardwood floors; making curtains; building fences, root cellars, and smokehouses And so much more!With nearly 2,000 blackandwhite illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, and trusted advice on every page, this is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind.This book is also a part of the KnowHow series which includes other titles such as:Woodworking Wisdom & KnowHow Natural Healing Wisdom & KnowHow Craft Wisdom & KnowHow Garden Wisdom & KnowHow