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Sarah Ban Breathnach's Mrs. Sharp's Traditions: Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations Of Comfort & Joy 12 reviews
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Scribner, 2001
Preserving family memories
+ A beautiful and useful book
+ Inspiring
+ Simple pleasures for Simple Times
+ Old-fashioned family treasure!
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Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ...14 reviews
The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007
A very useful book, that calls to mind grandmas of the world!
+ Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying etc.
+ Food for the Gods from our Forefathers: What good taste they had!
+ An excellent book for those who wish to eat healthy all year long.
+ THE OLD WAYS HAVE SOME VALID POINTS
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book (Encyclopedia of Country Living)123 reviews
Carla Emery
Sasquatch Books, 2003
A must have
+ Very accurately informative
+ The How To Book of Country Living
+ Folksy, easy reading
+ Great resource for simple living in urban areas or BFE
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The Private World of Tasha Tudor 15 reviews
Richard Brown, Tasha Tudor
Little, Brown & Company, 1992
A Dreamy Book
+ One of a kind...
+ Beautiful books
+ A Passion for Life
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The Self-Sufficient Gardener10 reviews
John Seymour
Main Street Books, 1979
This Book should still be in print!
+ The ultimate vegetable gardening book
+ If I could have only one book
+ This Book should still be in print!
+ A Vegetable-Gardening Essential
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Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System21 reviews
Mary Appelhof
Flower Press, 1997
Easy to read and follow - a must for everyone
+ Good read
+ Informative book
+ What a great starter book
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition70 reviews
Skyhorse Publishing, 2008
I will now retreat from civilization
+ Back to Basics
+ Great Resource for learning how to do about anything!
+ Best book for skills I know of!
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The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog 3 reviews
Whole Earth, 1994
If you enjoy browsing the WEB for interesting IDEAS,then..
If you enjoy browsing the WEB for interesting IDEAS,then..
you will love this catalog. Why ? Because it's the only
BOOK I know that gave me the same *magical* feeling, as if
I am ONLINE. It gives you the FEELING that YOU could CHANGE
SOMETHING in this WORLD.. and this just be reading ...
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The Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy3 reviews
Masanobu Fukuoka, Frederic P. Metreaud
Japan Pubns, 1985
It's all here
+ Genius, pure genius
+ One more straw
After reading the one straw revolution i really wanted to see how Fukuokas' system worked. I was not disapointed by this well layed out and functional guide to his methods. While his philosophy claims that no list of rules and time tables can acturatelly set out how natural farming should work, ...
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Tasha Tudor's Heirloom Crafts8 reviews
Tovah Martin
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
A Peaceful Read
+ A Period Piece...
+ Beautiful
+ The real life of Tasha Tudor
+ A beautiful book
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The Art of Shen Ku: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide : The First Intergalactic Artform of the Entire Universe64 reviews
Zeek
Perigee Trade, 2001
Welcome back old friend
+ One copy for the coffee table- another for the evacuation kit.
+ The Everything You Ever Wanted To Know (& Thensome) Book
I "lost" my art of Shen Ku book a few years ago and I have been looking for it since. I could not remember Zeek and confused Zen with Shen so searching online never worked (rubbish in rubbish out). Last night I found it after decorating a room and I have not been able to put it down since.
It ...
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How to have a green thumb without an aching back: A new method of mulch gardening3 reviews
Ruth Stout
Galahad Books, 1974
A Wonderful Gardening Book
+ A joy to read!
+ Sage advice for gardners of any level!
I've read this book numerous times, and enjoyed it every single time. I'm a garden writer myself (Allergy-Free Gardening) and I always appreciate good garden writing. For my money, no one did it any better than Ruth Stout. Her writing is useful, practical, easy to follow, sensible, fun, often ...
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Mother Earth News Archive CD Vol. 1 (Issues # 1-60)
Mother Earth News, 2003
CD features 2,400 articles from the first 10 years of Mother Earth News. 1970-1980
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Deliberate Life: The Ultimate Homesteading Guide 1 review
Nicole Faires
Lulu.com, 2008
Very good introductory book on the history and basics of homesteading
Deliberate Life: The Ultimate Homesteading Guide by Nicole Faires is a great book for anyone wanting to "study up" on the history of homesteading and get some basic ideas on what's involved in living this lifestyle. While not as detailed or in depth as the TODAY'S HOMESTEAD series of books,Today's ...
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Country Wisdom & Know-How32 reviews
The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Boards
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004
Great Story Publication!
+ Wisdom
+ Great
+ Tons of information, but layout is a little awkward
+ Learn to be on your own
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The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake ...28 reviews
Inc. Foxfire Fund
Anchor, 1972
Sure Fire Reference
+ Oringial Foxfire book
+ Great to read this again
+ I love the whole series!
+ Foxfire collection
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Backwoods Home Magazine: Best of the First Two Years 3 reviews
Backwoods Home, 1992
Info to live a simpler life
+ BACKWOODS HOME MAGAZINE is the Best!
This is a great book filled with articles from the first two years of a great magazine. It has a lot of great info for those looking to live a simpler life. And for those looking to do it themselves.
I'm a subscriber to this magazine and have NEVER had a problem with them. They are great ...
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Country Women: A Handbook for the New Farmer5 reviews
Jeanne Tetrault, Sherry Thomas
Doubleday, 1976
women with grit.
+ My first book on pioneering
+ The BEST book on the subject I own, and I own hundreds of books on the subject
+ Country Women, Country Wisdom
+ My Favorite Farm Book
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Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance34 reviews
John Storey, Martha Storey
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999
Great overall starter guide and reference
+ Handy reference
+ Very good reference
+ Basic Country Skills
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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition64 reviews
Joseph C. Jenkins
Jenkins Publishing, 2005
Great for the environment
+ Humanure Handbook: Required Reading
+ poopalicious!
+ A true page turner!
+ Wish I could give it more than five stars!
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