Barnes & NobleCountry Wisdom Know-How - Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land by Storey Publishing

Country Wisdom Know-How is the most complete volume on every aspect of country and self-sustained living, from home and garden to barn and beyond. From Storey Publishing's landmark series Country Wisdom Bulletins, this comprehensive collection offers step-by-step instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, self-sufficiency, 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 winecrafts- stenciling, quilting, and basket-weaving, 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 diethome- simple home repairs, building furniture, restoring hardwood floors, making curtains.