Traditional American Farming Techniques (Traditional)2 reviews Frank D. Gardner The Lyons Press, 2001 Old is new again. + Best Book Available Comprehensive work detailing many aspects of farming in the early 20th century. Reading it you find many of the same methods and techniques suggested in todays "sustainable agriculture" writings. For either a historical perspective or a practioner's this book is worth the money.             Living More With Less18 reviews Doris Janzen Longacre Herald Press, 1980 Less is more. For everybody! + simple living + outdated but still useful I first read this book in the early 1980s. I still reread it occasionally today, partly for its practical tips (which are more reasonable than the Indianapolis viewer below suggests) but largely because it helps remind me to take a break from materialistic culture. In this book, Doris Janzen ...             The Open-Hearth Cookbook: Recapturing the Flavor of Early America4 reviews Suzanne Goldenson, Doris Simpson "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc.", 2006 Passion of Open-hearth Cooking + Great book + A must have for the Reenactor + An interesting collection of recipes drawn from the early times and kitchens of America             Putting Food By (Plume)15 reviews Janet Greene, Ruth Hertzberg, ... Plume, 1992 All You'll Ever Need + Best all around book for food preservation + Very complete book + The bible of Canning and Freezing + Putting Food By (Plume)             How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought ...28 reviews John Jeavons Ten Speed Press, 2002 Not a book for "casual backyard gardening" + the best gardening book + Planned my Fall/Winter Garden With It The people who are disappointed with this book are the ones who bought it without understanding what it was. This book isn't a "gardening for the soul" book of fluff, nor is it a typical "how to get bigger tomatoes" text. What this book is is a compendium of information on growing as much food ...             Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long41 reviews Eliot Coleman, Barbara Damrosch Chelsea Green, 1999 The College Course for Gardening! + Novice vegetable gardener + Great food, anytime; anyplace, anyone. + Four Season Harvest + Great gardening reference.             The New York Times Natural Foods Cookbook Jean Hewitt Avon Books, 1972 Recipes for preparing fresh, natural and unrefined foods. Meat dishes place emphasis on economy cuts. Includes recipes for good-tasting snacks and beverages, cookies and condies, baby food and preserves,relishes & spreads.             Hard Times in Paradise6 reviews David Colfax, Micki Colfax Grand Central Publishing, 1992 Excellent first-hand account of the evolution of a homeschoo + Excellent! + Homeschooling may not be a panacea, but it's Paradise to us! This book is well worth the money, if you want to learn what the Colfax kids really did to become the students that were accepted at Harvard. All the real life learning, hands-on projects that were essential to survival in the CA mountains, and learning to think, improvise and make it work! ...             Rocket Mass Heaters: Superefficient Woodstoves YOU Can Build6 reviews Ianto Evans, Leslie Jackson Cob Cottage Company, 2006 wonderful book!!! + Cover to Cover + $40? + Simply the best book on self-drafting rocket stoves... + GREAT INFORMATIVE BOOK             Joey Green's Gardening Magic: More Than 1,120 Ingenious6 reviews Joey Green Rodale Books, 2003 Awesome! The Cure for a Green Thumb! + Very Useful + Interesting GardeningBook + From hand cleaners to lawn care and some unusual facts             How to Dry Foods: 610 reviews Deanna DeLong H. P. Books, 1992 A very usefull book + How to Dry Foods + Good Book + Easy to follow and wonderful ideas. + Excellent Book             The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery10 reviews Linda Garland Page Gramercy, 2001 A DELICIOUS READ - FOOD AND HISTORY AND CULTURE, WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT? + Great history and cultural information in a Cook Book! + Excellent book + LOVED IT             The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book (Encyclopedia of Country Living)114 reviews Carla Emery Sasquatch Books, 2003 Great Book to Guide You! + Interesting Reading + An outstanding book of country living skills. + Great amount of information + a lot of information             Household Conveniences and How to Make Them2 reviews Jack McConnell The Lyons Press, 2001 Household Conveniences & How to Make Them + Earlier Gadgets This book, a Lyons Press reprint of an 1884 publication, is a gem. Even though the text is over 100 years-old, it is up-to-date in many ways. The homesteader, the do-it-yourselfer, those curious about the old-fashioned way of life, and history buffs will be delighted with the many innovative, ...             Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ...12 reviews The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 An excellent book for those who wish to eat healthy all year long. + A very useful book, that calls to mind grandmas of the world! + THE OLD WAYS HAVE SOME VALID POINTS + Good overview of basic food preservation             Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook28 reviews James Talmage Stevens Gold Leaf Press (WA), 1997 Will help you prepare for emergencies... + Best Overall + Disaster Preparedness Books The publisher, Gold Leaf Press Says: Basics has sold over 350,000 copies. Concerns about the Year 2000 computer bug, unexpected job loss, volatile financial markets, and natural disasters such as severe storms have made home storage and preparedness a current topic all across the country. Making ...             Clean & Simple: A Back-To-Basics Approach to Cleaning Your Home (The Old Farmer's Almanac Home Library , Vol ...2 reviews Ken Sheldon, Christine Halvorson Time-Life Books, 1999 A fun and helpful book + Back to the Basics I just bought this book because after just having a baby, I was looking for less toxic cleaning solutions for my home and family. The recipes are sooooo simple to make, you won't have to spend lots of time searching for random items. Everything can be found at your local grocery store. It is easy ...             Log Cabins: and How to Build Them2 reviews William Swanson The Lyons Press, 2001 It 's Log Cabins not Log Homes Excellent book from the 1950's on how to build a log cabin in the deep woods. Designed to take advantage on site materials requiring only simple non-power hand tools for construction. It doesn't reguire onsite delivery of comercial materials. Doesn't cover fancy plumbing, the newest elec. systems : ...             MaryJane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook: For the Farmgirl in All of Us40 reviews MaryJane Butters Clarkson Potter, 2005 Fabulous! Couldn't put it down! + Farmgirls Rule! + Changed my life! + Great Home-making Reference Book             A Guide to Preserving Food for a 12 Months Harvest: Canning, Freezing, Smoking, and Drying; Making Cheese, ...2 reviews Mariel Dewey Ortho Books, 1975 Great inspiration on Gardening and what to do with your Harvest after + Decent Brief Guide This book has been a mere insperation for me. Eversince i bought it, I have been making my own Whole Wheat Bread, and have managed to live more suffiencent with the harvest that i bring in from my own Garden. Granted this is more of a what to do afterwards book rather than a gardening book, but it ...