Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore for Hearth and Home: 1,000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living

Achieve your goal of a self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle, no matter where you live, with instruction on a range of basic home skills inspired by old time country living.

As big box stores and foreign-made, disposable goods take over commerce, the drive to get back to the origins of what we consume and how we sustain ourselves is becoming ever more compelling. Whether you are a country dweller or an urbanite, or somewhere in between, you can respond by learning to live more simply , use what you have , and be more sustainable .

With content from and expanding on the classic Jerry Mack Johnson book Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore , this is a guide to living a sustainable lifestyle, lowering your carbon footprint, and finding the appreciation in the know-how to do for yourself or go without. Make your home a place where you invest yourself and learn to live with purpose using country wisdom and know-how as your guide.

With more than 500 recipes, projects, and instructions , Old Time Country Wisdom at Home includes practical information on:

• How to can, dry, and preserve food
• Butter and cheese making
• Making your own skincare products
• Bread baking
• Cooking on fire
• Beer brewing
• Homemade remedies
• Making fruit leather
• Beekeeping
• Spinning wool into yarn
• Milling your own flour
• And so much more

Basic, thorough, and reliable, this book deserves a place in urban and rural homes alike.