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Build a Smokehouse: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-81 (A Storey country wisdom bulletin)

7 reviews
Ed Epstein

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1981

worth the money
this book is all a beginner needs to gain a full understanding of self sufficiently smoking and curing meats. short but an excellent read full of practical knowledge.

Grow the Best Tomatoes: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-189 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-189)

4 reviews
John Page

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998

Concise and clear
A very direct sudy in cultivating one of the best loved crops; tomatoes. Advice is straightforward, as are illustrations. Tomatoes are easy to grow but only after a few seasons of experience. Well, this bulletin gives you all that "experience" in a clear, straightforward manner.

My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon

21 reviews
Bart Yasso, Kathleen Parrish

Rodale Books, 2008

Great running stories by a well-traveled runner
I was wondering when Bart would get around to writing a book about his running experiences. My Life On The Run made it worth the wait. If you want to find out what it's like to run in some of the strangest and most exotic races around the globe (and how to train for them), this is the book for you. Bart's writing pulls you into the event and holds you there with ease. You find that running is not ...

Making Cheese, Butter & Yogurt (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-283)

12 reviews
Ricki Carroll

Storey Publishing, 2003

Great Starter Book
We've been making wine for several months now and have been thinking about trying to make cheese. This is a great book to use if you don't have a kit to work with. So many different recipes, we can't wait to get started!

Grow the Best Peppers: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-138 (Storey Publishing Bulletin ; a-138)

1 review
Weldon Burge

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1995

Quite helpful.
Great little pamphlet. Quick to read, a lot of helpful information that I didn't find elsewhere in larger gardening volumes. Highly recommended.

Country Wisdom & Know-How

32 reviews
The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Boards

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004

Great Story Publication!
This is a great resource for country living. We bought it for our son-in-law and then ordered another one for ourselves. And we live on the same property! But this is one worth having close at hand.

Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224

17 reviews
Gail Damerow

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Good plans
This is very good for those who wish to have an idea as to amount of space needed. The only thing that I would have like to see is alternative material for building the hen house.

Making Herbal Hand Creams and Salves (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-256)

4 reviews
Norma Pasekoff Weinberg

Storey Books, 2000

Very informative.
The book was very imformative...I am always looking for more recipes and this one has them.

Making Natural Milk Soap: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-199 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-199)

4 reviews
Casey Makela

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

A great addition to your soaping library!
Learn the time-honored secrets of making moisturizing, skin-nourishing soaps with milk! Create this sought-after soap at home using the specialized yet simple techniques Casey Makela has developed in more than 15 years of soapmaking. Covers how to make moisturizing milk-based soaps like Oatmeal, Peaches and Cream, and specialty soaps. Contents include, but are not limited to, making molds, ...

Starting Seeds Indoors: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-104

2 reviews
Ann Reilly

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1989

Starting Seeds Indoors : Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-104
The book is clear, concise and very informative. I would definitely recommend it.

Cold Storage for Fruits & Vegetables: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-87

1 review
John Storey, Martha Storey

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1997

Excellent information
Love the Storey Country Wisdom Bulletins. These are great because they are inexpensive and they offer basic useable information that most people can use. Which is more than I can say for some of the more expensive books I have bought. This Bulletin shows how you can either build under home or separate cold storage cellars for year round food storage. As well as using in ground units made from ...

Crate Training Your Dog (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-267)

11 reviews
Pat Storer

Storey Books, 2000

Crate Training Dog Book
great book, very useful info and arrived in a timely manner!

Grow the Best Blueberries: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-89 (Country Wisdom Bulletins, Vol. a-89)

5 reviews
Vladimir G. Shutak, Robert E. Gough

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1983

Easy to understand
This is a most complete and easy to understand manual on how to grow blueberries. It is uncomplicated and the illustrations are easy to follow. Best I have found.

Grow the Best Strawberries: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-190 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-190)

1 review
Louise Riotte

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998

Grow the best strawberries
Very nice pamplet, full of facts to enhance the experience of growning strawberries.

Country Wisdom Almanac: 373 Tips, Crafts, Home Improvements, Recipes, and Homemade Remedies
Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Bulletins

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2008

A follow-up to Black Dog's bestselling Country Wisdom and Know-How , the Country Wisdom Almanac provides hundreds of ideas and methods for living the good and simple life, plus information on weather, gardening, buying produce and cooking by season, holidays, frost dates, moon phases, and more. Divided into the four seasons and then organized into 373 individual tips, the Country Wisdom Almanac presents a wide variety of ways to live a ...

Growing & Using Lavender: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-155 (Storey Publishing Bulletin, a-155)

4 reviews
Patricia R. Barrett

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1996

Bravo
This summer I planted 80 lavender plants in honor of my mom who recently passed away. This book has been a major part of the success my garden has achieved, with 2 harvestings of lavender to date. An excellent resource and inspiration for how to grow and use lavender

Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache

10 reviews
Keith H. Basso

University of New Mexico Press, 1996

strong and thorough examination
What do people make of places? This is the central question examined by Keith Basso in his ethno-linguistic study of the relationship between language and landscape among the Apaches of Cibecue, on the Fort Apache Reservation in central Arizona. Basso, a professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, has spent over 30 years conducting field work among the Western Apaches. His ...

Furry Logic, Wild Wisdom

4 reviews
Jane Seabrook

Ten Speed Press, 2007

Furry and Funny Logic!
Jane Seabrook does a wonderful job of providing humorous bits of wisdom, along with great animal illustrations. The pictures alone are worth the book, but the quotes are the icing on the cake. A couple of my favorites: There's a drawing of a grizzly bear from behind with the caption, "Your order for lessons in patience has been received - please allow four to six months for delivery." ...

Food Drying Techniques: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-197 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

1 review
Carol W. Costenbader

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Brief but good
A great little book on preserving food the old fashion way.

Building Stone Walls: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-217 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-217)

4 reviews
Charles McRaven

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Has the basics
I found the suggestions about safety, various methods of lifting heavy materials and the general description of rock wall building extremely helpful. In fact, he has some ideas of lifting large (heavy) rocks that I did not find in the other books I purchased and it has been just the right advice. However, when using this book as a guide, if you do not have "perfect" fieldstone or limestone ...

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