Shows city dwellers how to enjoy a more satisfying lifestyle and plant seeds for the sustainable future of our cities, homesteading by growing food anywhere, composting with worms, preserving and fermenting foods, diverting greywater to your garden, and cleaning your house witho…
Provides information for city dwellers on achieving a self-sufficient lifestyle, covering such topics as growing food, composting with worms, preserving and fermenting food, and cleaning one's house without toxins.
Shows city dwellers how to enjoy a more satisfying lifestyle and plant seeds for the sustainable future of our cities, homesteading by growing food anywhere, composting with worms, preserving and fermenting foods, diverting greywater to your garden, and cleaning your house witho…
Shows city dwellers how to enjoy a more satisfying lifestyle and plant seeds for the sustainable future of our cities, homesteading by growing food anywhere, composting with worms, preserving and fermenting foods, diverting greywater to your garden, and cleaning your house witho…
More than 220 tips for existing, persisting, and thriving independently in the modern world. Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower y…
More than 220 tips for existing, persisting, and thriving independently in the modern world. Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower y…
Disasters come and go each year. It is through developing a self-reliant mindset, having essential survival gear, and a handful of critical skills, that you and your family will be able to prevail in an urban crisis. Jammed with field-tested information from real-world applicati…
"Ron and Johanna Melchiore, lifetime off-grid homesteaders, happily share their 40 years of experience and wisdom to start you on the path to self-sufficiency. This comprehensive manual includes topics such as off-grid power, homestead design, homestead water, gardening, food pr…
The Self-Sufficient Backyard: For the Independent Homesteaders100+ DIY Projects to Make Your House Work for YOU Instead of the Other Way AroundMany people daydream about a self-sufficient existence. A few rare ones live it every day. Ron and Johanna are what some people call mod…
City-dwellers across the country are finding creative new ways to live, and urban farmers are reclaiming heirloom agrarian practices as strategies for responsible living. Get to know real people who are changing their lives and the lives of their neighbors through the urban home…
City-dwellers across the country are finding creative new ways to live, and urban farmers are reclaiming heirloom agrarian practices as strategies for responsible living. Get to know real people who are changing their lives and the lives of their neighbors through the urban home…
City-dwellers across the country are finding creative new ways to live, and urban farmers are reclaiming heirloom agrarian practices as strategies for responsible living. Get to know real people who are changing their lives and the lives of their neighbors through the urban home…
Back in the 1970s, during the "back to the land era" when hippies were homesteading and gas and energy prices were sky high, Storey began to publish a series of small booklets called Country Wisdom Bulletins, each one addressing a bite-sized piece of country know-how, a simple s…
Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including:. * Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling, and outdoor cooking, among other topics). * Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and producing wool, knitting, hand sewing, patchwo…
Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including: Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling, and outdoor cooking, among other topics) Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and producing wool, knitting, hand sewing, patchwork and…
Even if you live on a small urban lot, you can take steps to gain a little more control over the things you consume. Start some tomato plants from seed and grow them in a container on your balcony. Build a chicken ark and harvest enough fresh eggs to feed a family of four all ye…
"Based on her popular homesteading blog, 5 Acres & A Dream (5acresandadream.com), Leigh Tate shares how she and her husband Dan are facing the challenges of trying to establish a self-sufficient homestead; from defining their dream, finding property, and setting priorities, to o…