{"product_id":"the-homesteading-handbook-a-back-to-basics-guide-to-growing-your-own-food-canning-keeping-chickens-generating-your-own-energy-crafting-herbal-medici-handbook","title":"The Homesteading Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medici (Handbook)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes index.;The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban folks.;Description based on print version record.;EBSCO complete collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHere is a full-color guide to help you and your family to be kinder to Mother Earth, while being kind to your bank account! It doesn't matter where your homestead is located--farm, suburb, or even city--you can learn to grow vegetables, use alternative energy, can and preserve, and more! You, too, can be more self-sufficient!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the rapid depletion of our planet's natural resources, we would all like to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. But in the midst of an economic crisis, it's just as important to save money as it is to go green. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan, plant, and harvest your own organic home garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy fruits and vegetables year-round by canning, drying, and freezing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild alternate energy devices by hand, such as solar panels or geothermal heat pumps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiate between an edible puffball mushroom and a poisonous amanita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare butternut squash soup using ingredients from your own garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConserve water by making a rain barrel or installing an irrigation system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave fun and save cash by handcrafting items such as soap, potpourri, and paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eExperience the satisfaction that comes with self-sufficiency, as well as the assurance that you have done your part to help keep our planet green. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Homesteading Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is your roadmap to living in harmony with the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 86 (EAN 9781616082659, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGehring, Abigail\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbigail R. Gehring\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or editor of more than a dozen books including \n\u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eHomesteading\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eClassic Candy\u003c\/i\u003e. She enjoys writing, gardening, experimenting in the kitchen, and spending time with family. She lives with her husband and two children in an 1800s farmstead they are restoring in Marlboro, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51086043808022,"sku":"SPTM-9781616082659","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781616082659_spiral.png?v=1774950338","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-homesteading-handbook-a-back-to-basics-guide-to-growing-your-own-food-canning-keeping-chickens-generating-your-own-energy-crafting-herbal-medici-handbook","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}