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Getting the most from fresh food. Setting up the homestead kitchen ; Fresh vegetables: harvesting, handling, cooking ; Fresh fruit: harvesting, handling, cooking ; Grains and beans ; Homemade sweeteners: honey, maple syrup, and apple cider syrup ; Eggs, birds, and rabbits ; Fresh milk ; Meat: goat, lamb, pork, and beef -- Food preservation. Cold storage ; Freezing ; Canning: boiling-water-bath and pressure canning ; Drying ; Pickling ; Making fruit...
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On a gentle slope in rolling hills stood a little house of wood and stone. There were hens and bees and apple trees, bright flowers and soft green grass. And Nari had a little lamb of her very own. As the seasons change, Nari and her parents shear her sheep's fleece, and spin and dye the wool. Nari knits the yarn into a cosy yellow scarf.
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Handmade soap is made extra special with the addition of milk! Soaps enriched with milk are creamier than those made with water, and milk's natural oils provide skin-renewing moisture and nourishment. In Milk Soaps, expert soap maker Anne-Marie Faiola demystifies the process with step-by-step techniques and 35 recipes for making soaps that are both beautiful and useful. She explains the keys to success in using a wide range of milk types, including...
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"The Countryman's Jewel" is novel by naturalist and nature writer Marcus Woodward. It follows the daily life of a country squire in sixteenth century England, offering an authentic and informative insight into traditional country life. This charming volume is highly recommended for nature lovers and those with an interest in English history. Contents include: "Sixteenth-Century Squire", "The Dutie of a Father of a Familie", "The Office of the Farmer",...
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In Pets Gone Green, New York Times best-selling author Eve Adamson explores how pet owners can have a positive effect on the environment and their pets' place within it. This engaging and enlightening book outlines strategies that pet owners can pursue to reduce the family's carbon foot- and pawprints, from using less toxic flea repellant to offering earth-friendly treats and toys to our much-loved pets. Adamson's goal in writing Pets Gone Green stemmed...
487) Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency: Grow Edibles * Raise Animals * Live Off the Grid * DIY
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DIY the self-sufficient way with over 60 detailed projects. Get ready to be self-sufficient. Whether tackling the garden, raising animals, learning more about alternative energy, or bettering your storage and preservation, Step-by-Step Projects for Self-Sufficiency is the perfect starting point. Step-by-step instructions and photos will guide you through how to make over 60 complete projects. After all, DIY projects are more fun (and generally easier)...
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Originally published in the early 1930s, this extremely scarce early work on poultry keeping is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We are now republishing it, using the original text and photographs. Two hundred and thirty three pages deal with every aspect of poultry keeping from egg to table, and will prove invaluable to both the backyard beginner and the larger commercial enterprise. Twenty detailed chapters contain much expert...
489) Preserving
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There are several different methods of preserving fruits and vegetables and all give delicious results. Jams, jellies, fruit butters and curds, bottled fruits, chutneys, pickles, and salted vegetables are all practical and economical ways to preserve seasonal produce. All you need is a heavy-based pan, a funnel, a sugar thermometer, and glass storage jars. Ingredients, popular fruits and vegetables, sugars, cooking techniques, storage information,...
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From the international phenomenon and bestselling sensation Bosh!-"the vegan Jamie Olivers" (Times, UK)-comes this fully comprehensive guide to vegan living, whether you're thinking about adopting a plant-based lifestyle or a committed vegan looking for new information and insights.
Do you want to go vegan but have no idea where to start? BOSH!, the pioneers of simple, delicious plant-based cooking and the guys behind the biggest vegan video channel...
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Practical advice and hands-on projects for the self-sufficient family In an increasingly digital world, families are looking for ways to deepen their connection to one another and to the land. The Family Homestead is a guide to a simpler life, one that integrates children into the daily work of creating a sustainable homestead. From gardening and cooking, to herbalism and natural crafts, The Family Homestead shares stories and hands-on projects that...
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Journey to a Non-Toxic Home
You want to protect your family from harmful chemicals. But, you're feeling overwhelmed and don't know where to start. This book can help.
Journey to a Non-Toxic Home is a practical guide that will help you slowly and gradually remove harmful chemicals from your home and replace them with safer, more natural alternatives.
In 16 easy-to-read chapters, you'll learn:
• What's hiding in your household products and how...
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Savez-vous que chaque année, en moyenne, un foyer dépense 927 € pour l'achat de produits d’entretien?
De plus, en fabriquant vous-même vos produits, vous préservez votre santé ainsi que l'environnement. Car les produits d'entretien du commerce contiennent souvent des ingrédients toxiques ou des éléments polluants, à moins de choisir des produits 100 % bio, qui sont plus chers que les produits classiques. Des économies pour votre portemonnaie...
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The best person to design the property of your dreams is you. This book gives you the tools to succeed.
Building Your Permaculture Property offers a revolutionary holistic method to overcome overwhelm in the complex process of resilient land design. It distills the authors' decades of experience as engineers, farmers, educators, and consultants into a five-step process complete with principles, practices, templates, and workflow tools to help you:
• Clarify...
495) Eco-Fusion
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Discover "Eco-Fusion": Embark on a Journey to Harmonize Ethics and InnovationAmidst unprecedented environmental challenges, the call for sustainable practices resounds louder than ever. Enter "Eco-Fusion," an ebook that masterfully weaves ancient wisdom with modern innovation to address our planet's urgent needs.Explore the transformative power of ethical progress through the lens of RENYI-a visionary trademark embodying harmonious coexistence with...
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I looked up at my handsome husband. "Can we really live this way?" He just pulled me close. We were standing behind the tiny house we'd found through Craigslist. Moments later we shook hands with the owner, bought the house, and boldly began our tiny house adventure. In the years that followed, I learned so much about living simply. This little book is an exploration of the 10 mindsets that made living in a micro home a transformative experience for...
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1/10 of an acre can feed you all year! The easiest way to grow more of your own calories is to focus on roots like potatoes and carrots. With yields of up to 200 calories per square foot, you can break your reliance on the grocery store with just a few seeds or starts and a shovel. Most root crops are easy to store through the winter and require no special harvesting or processing equipment. So why don't we all grow roots? To keep the tubers happy...
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"This is a love story in three parts about how I ended up with much more than I bargained for, and grew beyond the person I thought I'd be." Anna Hess spent her early childhood chasing ornery cows back into the barn, eating all of her family's strawberries before they got ripe so she didn't have to share them, and climbing sap-riddled pine trees. The reality of farm life seemed to be summed up in one word-bliss. So when her back-to-the-lander parents...
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Unlocking Serenity: A Room-by-Room Guide to Minimalist LivingDo you ever find yourself drowning in the chaos of clutter, yearning for a tranquil and minimalist living space? Have you wondered how to transform your home into a haven of calm and simplicity, free from the overwhelming weight of unnecessary belongings? Are you ready to embark on a journey to declutter and reclaim your space?Consider these questions: • Do you feel suffocated by the clutter...
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Practically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Gardening takes the spooky out of alternative and keeps the magic. Elen Sentier brings together, and expands on, recent scientific discoveries, and shows how close they are to the old ways that were labelled as superstition in the 20th century. Sentier's writing is accessible and opens up the down-to-earth practicalism of pagans as people of the land to all, for that's what the word pagan means, 'of the...
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