The Good Living Guide to Country Skills: Wisdom for Growing Your Own Food, Raising Animals, Canning and Fermenting, and More

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Gehring’s books on country living have sold more than 500,000 copies. In this book, Gehring offers a guide to country living skills that is as charming as it is practical. Full of sweet illustrations and gorgeous photographs, step-by-step instructions for essential skills such as building a chicken coop are interspersed with country lore and old-fashioned tips and tricks.
Readers will learn how to:
Raise chickens
Make candles
Churn butter
Grow vegetables
Make jams and jellies
Dry herbs
Ferment vegetables
Make cheese
And more!
Good Living Guide to Country Skills combines the know-how of Back to Basics with the charm of The Farmer’s Almanac. Packaged in an attractive hardcover format and with a price that’s hard to beat, this is the perfect gift for anyone interested in a more self-sufficient, greener, country lifestyle.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Good Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 12, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1680991221
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1680991222
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,410,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #695 in Herb Gardening #1,020 in Organic & Sustainable Gardening & Horticulture #1,166 in Garden Design (Books)
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