Sun Feb 14, 2010 at 13:41:43 PM EST
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this post will contain links on how/where to find info on Homesteading.
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Books
The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery
Hundreds of recipes, instructions, and morsels of invaluable practical advice on all aspects of growing and preparing food. This definitive classic on food, gardening, and self-sufficient living is a complete resource for living off the land with over 800 pages of collected wisdom from country maven, Carla Emery--how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, catch a pig, make soap, work with bees and more.
Country Wisdom & Know-How by the Editor's of Storey Publishing
Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this book is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. Organized by general topic including animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home, it is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from "Building Chicken Coops" to "Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt" to "Improving Your Soil" to "Restoring Hardwood Floors."
Resources
~ENERTIA: Hybrid Solar House
~Food Preservation
(canning/freezing/drying)
~Midwest Home Brewing Supplies
~Goat Cheese Making
~New England CheeseMaking Supply
~Feather Site: Poultry
~McMurray Hatchery
~Mother Earth News
~Organic Buying Guide
~Pockets of the Future (blog)
~Roma Pasta Machine
How-to
~Dog Food & Treat recipes
~Dr.Fox's Pet Food Recipes
~How To Butcher a Chicken
~Build a Chicken Incubator
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