Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land

Country Wisdom & Know-How is a comprehensive guide to country living and self-sufficiency, compiled from Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins series. It covers nearly 200 topics across multiple areas of homesteading and DIY living. The book includes step-by-step instructions on animals (backyard birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, ducks, game birds, horses, chickens, and beekeeping); cooking (bread baking, cheese, butter, yogurt, game, preserving, pickling, homebrewing, and winemaking); crafts (stenciling, quilting, basket-weaving, wreaths, potpourri, and natural soaps); gardening (flowers, shrubs, vegetables, root crops, fruits, berries, and herbs); health and wellbeing (natural remedies, herbs, essential oils, aromatherapy, and healthy recipes); and home projects (repairs, furniture building, floor restoration, curtains, fences, root cellars, and smokehouses). The volume contains nearly 2,000 black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and photographs throughout. It is part of the Know-How series, which includes other titles such as Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How and Natural Healing Wisdom.