The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading: An Encyclopedia of Independent Living

This practical guide to independent living offers everything readers want to know about self-reliance, preparedness, survival, and sustainable homesteading. nThe Ultimate Guide to Homesteading is a practical guide with nitty-gritty details on everything a homesteader can do, step-by-step with hundreds of color illustrations and pen and ink sketches. nYou can do it This book will show you how to: nn n- Make your own bread? n- Grow a garden all winter n- Make a solar oven n- Store food without electricity n- Raise a water buffalo n- Make fine linen from stinging nettle n- Make your own shampoo n- Deliver a baby nYes, you, too, can be totally self-sufficient This massive, full-color book answers all these questions and thousands more and includes checklists, diagrams, and instructions. All the information meets these criteria: It is something that anyone can do, without special training. It can be done with relatively few supplies or with stuff you can make yourself. It has been tried and tested--either by the author, the military, doctors, or other homesteaders.