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The Complete Book of Self Suffiency |
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by John Seymour
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The Nile NZ. - Great price!
This book is a must have for anyone wanting to learn some of the old techniques. Quality information well worth the $58 pricetag we found here at The Nile.
Covering the practicals from ploughing fields, crop rotation and food storage to milking cows as well as information on how to create an urban organic garden and harness natural energy, this title is suitable for those who aspire to the self-sufficient lifestyle. It shows you how to reap the harvest, respect the land, stay healthy and waste nothing.
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Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning |
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By The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante
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The Nile NZ.
Typical books about preserving garden produce nearly always assume that modern kitchen gardeners will boil or freeze their vegetables and fruits.
Yet here is a book that goes back to the future celebrating traditional but little-known French techniques for storing and preserving edibles in ways that maximize flavor and nutrition.
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Build your own Underground Root Cellar |
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 by Phyllis Hobson. 
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. This short 32 page book is a great resource, and at around $9 it is a crime not to own this if you have a large garden and are producing vast quantities of produce that need to be stored correctly.
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Root Cellaring |
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by Mike Bubel
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Anyone can learn to store fruits and vegetables safely and naturally with a cool, dark space (even a closet ) and the step-by-step advice in this book.
This book is 320 long, so it covers alot of information. At around $28 this is a great buy and worthwhile addition for your library. |
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Seed to Seed |
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By Kent  Whealy & Suzanne Ashworth
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Seed to Seed is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. Able to be purchased at around $40, this book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and also the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. Seed to Seed is widely acknowledged as the best guide available for home gardeners to learn effective ways to produce and store seeds on a small scale. The author has grown seed crops of every vegetable featured in the book, and has thoroughly researched and tested all of the techniques she recommends for the home garden. This newly updated and greatly expanded Second Edition includes additional information about how to start each vegetable from seed, which has turned the book into a complete growing guide.
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