The Back to Basics Handbook

A full-color, complete information to old school know-how and easy dwelling, from farming to furnishings making to bread baking.

With tons of of initiatives, step-by-step sequences, images, charts, and illustrations,

The Back to Basics Handbook

is a wealth of knowledge for homesteaders about how to:

know what to search for when shopping for nation propertydye your personal wool with plant pigmentsgraft treesraise chickens or different livestockget vitality from wooden, water, wind, or sungrow fruits, greens, and nutscraft a hutch desk with hand toolsmake treats akin to blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheesebuild a log cabin or adobe brick homesteadkeep beespreserve meals, and way more

Along with all the sensible recommendation, this ebook additionally gives inspiration for dreamers—even when you reside in a metropolis condo you’ll discover your creativeness sparked, and there’s no purpose why you’ll be able to’t, for instance, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with ideas for old school enjoyable (sq. dancing calls, selfmade toys, and kayaking ideas), that is the last word concise information to voluntary simplicity.