| Description |
1061 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Series Title |
Storey country wisdom bulletin.
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| Note(S) |
Includes index. |
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"Portions of the material contained in this work are from the Country Wisdom Bulletins published and copyrighted by Storey Publishing, LLC"--Title page verso. |
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"1,887 illustrations, diagrams, and photographs"--cover. |
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"Lists, resources, ingredients, tables, formulas, recipes"--cover. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Animals: Birds and bats -- Cats -- Dogs -- Rabbits -- Horses -- Livestock and more -- Cooking: General -- Breads -- From the dairy -- Meats -- Preserving, pickling, canning, distilling -- Crafts: For the home -- Gifts from nature -- Gifts and decorations -- Gardening: General information -- Flowering plants -- Vegetables and more -- Fruits and berries -- Kitchen herbs -- Landscaping and specialty gardens -- Health and wellbeing: Beauty and bath -- Natural home remedies -- Recipes and elixirs -- Home: Inside the house -- Fences, orchards, outbuildings and more. |
| Subject(S) |
Home economics, Rural.
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Country life.
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Do-it-yourself work.
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Self-reliant living -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Sustainable living -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Name(S) |
Storey Communications.
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| Added Title |
Country wisdom and know-how |
| Note |
Subtitle on cover : Everything you need to know to live off the land |
| ISBN |
9780316276962 (paperback) |
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0316276960 (paperback) |
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