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See more detail | | Masonry stoves offer good solutions to many of the problems associated with wood burning. They provide clean combustion at a high temperature, good efficiency, a high degree of safety, and little or no pollution. Masonry stoves require little care, needing to be fed only once or twice a day.
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See more detail | | The Green Living Handbook assist you in translating your desire to do the right thing into a program of environmental action that will make a difference. The program simplifies the overwhelm of information, and divides it into six steps each carried out over a two week period. Reducing your solid waste, water efficiency, energy efficiency, transportation efficiency, eco-wise consuming, and empowering others.
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See more detail | | With more than half the worldÆs population now residing, and struggling to survive, in cities, we can no longer afford to think of sustainability as something that applies only to forests and fields. We need sustainable living right where so many of us are: in urban neighborhoods. But how do we do it?
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See more detail | | The Urban Homestead is a practical, hands-on book that is full of step-by-step projects that will get you started homesteading immediately, whether you live in an apartment or a house.
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See more detail | | Soap Making Kit. Set includes: Pre-measured oils (palm, coconut, olive), pre-measured sodium hydroxide (lye), custom-made reusable wood soap mold, rubber gloves, safety goggles, thermometer, custom recipe, and Introduction to Basic Soap Making instructional DVD plus an immersion blender. You will need a sturdy 1/2 gallon plastic pitcher and an inexpensive stainless steel stock pot.
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See more detail | | Surviving and Thriving on The Land
Surviving and Thriving on The Land. When your dreams are spoiled by lack of money, stress, exhaustion and poor time management, and your work and future plans can dissolve into discord, illness and poverty. Rebecca covers questions such as: How do you balance work and leisure on a small holding? How do you cope with children whilst working on the land? What makes a successful land-based community tick? What happens when you get old?
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See more detail | | Living More with Less
Presents a pattern for living with less and contains a wealth of practical suggestions for living a simpler life that puts less stress on the environment.
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See more detail | | Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, & Survival Skills
Clear, well photographed and diagrammed instructions on skills like the bow-drill fire, cordage making, basket making, fishing, shelter building, but there's something else going on here - Elpel doesn't just want to pass on the skills, he wants to pass on the understandings that runs underneath and through them,
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See more detail | | Great Possessions
Amish dairy farmer David Kline pays homage to this longstanding intimacy in essays that celebrate the splendid and mysterious order governing the plant and animal life on his Ohio farm. These essays go beyond the genre of natural history, and thus greatly increase their value, by showing us also a kind of life in which delight in the wild creatures is ordinary.
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See more detail | | Living at Nature's Pace
Gene reminds us that healthy, economical agriculture must work "at Nature's pace" rather than trying to impose industrial order and time frames on the natural world.
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See more detail | | Root Cellaring
Root Cellaring is a way of using the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature to store perishable fruits and vegetables. It is a low-cost, simple technology, energy-saving way to keep the harvest fresh all year long. In Root Cellaring, the Bubels tell how to successfully use this natural storage approach. You'll learn how to choose vegetable and fruit varieties that store best, how to build all sizes and types of root cellars, indoors and out, plain or fancy; case histories of what worked and what doesn't; specific storage conditions for more than 100 crops.
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See more detail | | Kline Collection (2 books)
Two great books by David Kline the Amish dairy farmer and nationally known naturalist. David's first book Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal and Scratching the Woodchuck make up this set.
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See more detail | | You Can Go Home Again PB
You Can Go Home Again. The author, Gene Logsdon, witnessed the dying-down days of a farming culture that really had not changed much since the invention of the scythe.
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See more detail | | Permaculture
David Holmgren brings into sharper focus the powerful Permaculture concept he pioneered with Bill Mollison in the 1970's drawing together 25 years worth of ideas into twelve simple design principles. Do mainstream concepts of sustainability dodge the critical issue of global energy peak? Are there ways to live within nature's limits while providing a secure future for our children and justice for everyone? This book builds on the extrodinary success of the permaculture concept and global permaculture movement to provide a more cerebral and controversial contribution to the sustainability debate.
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See more detail | | In the Absence of the Sacred
In the Absence of the Sacred is an exceptionally lucid and intelligent presentation of the urgent need to change the direction of our culture before we no longer have a choice. It is a skewering critique of modern technology, in which cars, telephones, computers, banks, biogenetics, and television all are shown to be part of a mad megatechnology that is destroying the world's resources and robotizing its peoples. It tells us how megatech is hollowing out humans and annihilating everything natural.
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See more detail | | The Good Life, Helen & Scott Nearing
The Good Life: Helen & Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-sufficient Living. "An underground bible for the city-weary." - Newsweek. Contains two classics; Living the Good Life plus Continuing the Good Life. The Good Life is about a twentieth-century pioneering venture in a New England community, derived from twenty years of living in the backwoods of Vermont. This book aims to present a technical, economic, sociological, and psychological report on what the Nearings tried to do, how they did it, and how well or ill they succeeded in achieving their purposes.
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See more detail | | To Build the Life You Want
Whether you are out of work or interested in reframing your job, this book will speak to your soul. There is a comforting tone in Marsha's personal approach to the search for jobs and career. This is an affirming book that encourages experimentation, trust of the inner voice and a spiritual perspective to achieving financial security and new avenues of work. Her prescriptions make sense. They apply to real life as we all know it.
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See more detail | | Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish
This book is the captivating and true story of a harried urban Californian moved by the beauty of a display of quilts to seek out and live with the Amish. Discovering lives shaped by unfamiliar yet comforting ideas about time, work, and community, Bender is gently coaxed to consider whether there is a better way to lead a good life. Her journey begins in a New York men's clothing store. There she is spellbound by the vibrant colors and stunning geometric simplicity of the Amish quilts used as background in a display. Heeding a persistent inner voice, Bender searches for Amish families willing to allow her to visit and share in their daily lives.
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See more detail | | Self-Sufficient Life & How to Live It
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide by John Seymour teaches the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land--from harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, to preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more.
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See more detail | | Frontier Living
Frontier Living - An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America, including Log Cabins, Furniture, Tools, Clothing, and More. Written and Illustrated by, Edwin Tunis. Frontier Living brings to light every significant aspect of daily life on the American frontier, with vivid text and more than 200 wonderful drawings. Immerse yourself in the character and culture of the men and women who stood at the harsh cutting-edge of our civilization: their dwellings, clothing, food, furniture, household articles; their hunting, farming, schooling, transportation, government; their amusements, superstitions, and religion.
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See more detail | | One Acre & Security
One Acre & Security - How To Live Off The Earth Without Ruining It! By Bradford Angier. Follow your bliss. Willow Creek Press is proud to bring back to print this classic first published in 1972, Angier was one of the pre-eminent voices of the back-to-the-earth movement. One Acre & Security is a book for all those who have dreamed of living close to the earth - not in the wilderness, but on land within easy driving distance to the city or suburbs.
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See more detail | | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
"This is a story of a year in which we made every attempt to feed ourselves animals and vegetables whose provenance we really knew ... and of how our family was changed by our first year of deliberately eating food produced from the same place where we worked, went to school, loved our neighbors, drank the water, and breathed the air"
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See more detail | | This collection of 15 fresh, original designs includes patterns and color schemes for the contemporary home, as well as inspiration for creating your own unique designs. A detailed tools and materials list and a resource list for finding and ordering supples make it easy to get started.
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See more detail | | Quick Fixes for Eco Conscious Cleaning
Quick Fixes for Eco Conscious Cleaning. If you think that vinegar is just for making salad dressing, think again. In this handy book of instant cleaning fixes, Bridget Bodoano details all the essential kits needed - and how to use them
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See more detail | | Quick Fixes Valu-Pak
Quick Fixes Valu-Pak. The ultimate guide to every home improvement job. And earth-friendly cleaning solutions for every room in the house.
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See more detail | | Keeping Life Simple
For most of us each day is packed and life can feel pretty cluttered. how do people who feel they are doing more/earning more/getting more but enjoying it all less manage to turn things around and focus on building more satisfying lives? How do we sort through all the "stuff" and find the meaning that we long for?
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See more detail | | Country Wisdom Almanac
Country Wisdom Almanac. 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.
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See more detail | | D' Ya Want a Possum? by author Rick Mansfield. From the Ozarks Hills of Shannon County Missouri, along the Current River, be amazed at the beliefs and culture of these Ozarks neighbors, and the meaning of some sayings that you might never have heard before, or never knew what they meant.
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See more detail | | We Wanted a Farm
We Wanted a Farm by M. G. Kains. Kains shows how he and his family moved from New York City apartments to a full-fledged farm in easy stages. A back-to-the-land adventure from 1941.
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See more detail | | A Foxfire Christmas
A Foxfire Christmas. This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. From Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars.
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See more detail | | The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games
The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games. For those who are tired of worn-out batteries and electronic toys and for anyone curious about the playtimes of an earlier generation, The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games is a welcome and entertaining guide.
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See more detail | | Foxfire Book
The Foxfire Handbook. Much more than a "how to" books, the Foxfire, is a publishing phenomenon and a way of life, teaching creative self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedie, handicrafts, and other country folkways.
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See more detail | | Made from Scratch
Made from Scratch. Inspired by her growing admiration for small farmers and her growing distaste for rampant consumerism, 26-year-old web designer Jenna Woginrich decided to take control of her life, what she ate, what she wore, and how she spent her free time.
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See more detail | | Eat Where You Live
Eat Where You Live. This easy-to-read, hilarious and informative national guidebook will help you find it, cook it, and enjoy it.
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See more detail | | The Woodburner's Companion
The Woodburner's Companion. With fuel prices still going higher, more people than ever are looking at alternative ways to stay warm. This third edition of Dirk Thomas's popular and authoritative guide adds a section on getting started with wood heat. In addition there is a new "FAQ" section where frequently asked questions are answered.
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See more detail | | The Open-Hearth Cookbook, Revised Ed
The Open-Hearth Cookbook, Revised Ed. The authors emphasize the appliances and techniques that make open-hearth cooking realistic in today's homes where the fireplace is not in the kitchen. The authors explain the art of building a good cooking fire and maintaining the three basic temperatures - low, medium and high - needed to prepare almost all foods, and suggest ways to keep the hearth clean and the cook safe.
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See more detail | | The Forgotten Art of Building & Using a Brick Bake Oven
The Forgotten Art of Building & Using a Brick Bake Oven . In earlier times, building and using a brick bake oven involved skills that were passed on from generation to generation by work of mouth, observation and example from the days of the American colonist until the advent of the cast iron cook stove.
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See more detail | | The Scythe Book 2nd Ed
The Scythe Book 2nd Ed. For the gardener, farmer or homeowner, a scythe, a good scythe, is an efficient and enjoyable tool for cutting grasses and weeds, and for harvesting small grains. In this book David Tresemer presents the results of years of research and practical experience so that the reader may also learn to use and enjoy the scythe.
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See more detail | | Stalking the Healthful Herbs
Stalking the Healthful Herbs. There are recipes, remedies, beverages, infusions and much good humor in this unique book about the herbs that grow wild all about us.
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See more detail | | The Ax Book
The Ax Book. The ax is an indispensable tool for every woodsman. Even those who use chainsaws and other power equipment need to be familiar with the hand tools of their craft.
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See more detail | | The American Frugal Housewife
The American Frugal Housewife. Includes interesting recipes, remedies, advice on parenting, and the myriad responsibilities of housekeeping are all put forth in straightforward no-nonsense, Yankee prose.
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See more detail | | Equine Forestry, DVD
Equine Forestry, DVD. The camp has a 20 man crew,11 horses, four saw mills, and a camp cook. The camp logged and sawed 36000 board feet in eight days using horses to pull out the logs.
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See more detail | | Horse Logging Bundle, 2 DVDs
Horse Logging Bundle, 2 DVDs. See what this lifestyle is all about and hear from some of the clients who have used these services and know, first hand, the benefits to the land and the landowner.
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