Discover practical traditional skills for homesteading, self-sufficiency, gardening, food preservation, crafts, and everyday living. This fully updated guide features hundreds of projects with step-by-step instructions, photographs, charts, and illustrations to help readers develop useful hands-on skills and explore a simpler, more self-sufficient lifestyle.
Product Details
| Detail |
Information |
| Book Title |
Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills |
| Edition |
4th Edition |
| Author |
Abigail R. Gehring |
| Publisher |
Skyhorse |
| Publication Date |
October 14, 2014 |
| Language |
English |
| Print Length |
528 pages |
| ISBN-10 |
1629143693 |
| ISBN-13 |
978-1629143699 |
| Format |
Print Book |
| Item Weight |
2.31 lb |
| Dimensions |
8.5 x 1.1 x 11 in |
What’s Inside
- Traditional homesteading and self-sufficiency skills
- Choosing and planning property for a homestead
- Gardening, tree grafting, and growing food
- Food preservation, including jams and other homemade foods
- Raising chickens and caring for small livestock
- Making cheddar cheese and other traditional foods
- Wool dyeing using natural plant pigments
- Traditional crafts and hand-tool projects
- Building projects, including log cabins and adobe structures
- Solar power and practical energy solutions
- Homemade toys and old-fashioned recreational activities
- Weaving, including making a loom and rag rugs
- Outdoor and traditional living skills
Key Features
- 528-page comprehensive reference
- Hundreds of practical projects and traditional skills
- Step-by-step instructions with photographs and illustrations
- Covers homesteading, gardening, food, crafts, and construction
- Useful for beginners and experienced DIY enthusiasts
- Designed for readers interested in traditional skills and self-sufficient living
- Suitable as a long-term reference for home, homestead, or country living
About the Author
Abigail R. Gehring is the author of more than a dozen books covering homesteading, traditional skills, and self-sufficient living. Her other works include The Homesteading Handbook and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living.
Ideal For
- Homesteaders and aspiring homesteaders
- DIY enthusiasts
- Gardeners and food growers
- Readers interested in traditional crafts
- Self-sufficiency and simple-living enthusiasts
- Anyone looking to learn practical, hands-on skills
