Discover the 50th Anniversary Edition of a comprehensive guide to homesteading, country living, self-sufficiency, and practical off-grid skills. With 928 pages of detailed information, this reference book covers gardening, food preservation, animal care, cooking, natural remedies, crafts, preparedness, and many other skills for living more independently.
Whether you're beginning your homesteading journey, developing a small-scale farm, preparing for emergencies, or simply interested in a more self-reliant lifestyle, this extensive handbook provides practical information for everyday country living.
Product Details
| Feature |
Details |
| Book Title |
The Encyclopedia of Country Living |
| Edition |
50th Anniversary Edition |
| Author |
Carla Emery |
| Publisher |
Sasquatch Books |
| Publication Date |
December 3, 2019 |
| Language |
English |
| Format |
Print Book |
| Print Length |
928 Pages |
| ISBN-10 |
1632172895 |
| ISBN-13 |
978-1632172891 |
| Item Weight |
4.25 lb |
| Dimensions |
8.39 x 1.81 x 10.79 in |
| Edition Type |
Anniversary Edition |
What’s Inside
- Planning and growing a productive garden
- Canning, drying, and preserving food
- Raising chickens, goats, pigs, bees, and other animals
- Foraging for wild foods
- Tapping maple trees
- Baking bread and milling flour
- Making cheese and other homemade foods
- Cooking with a wood stove
- Creating natural remedies and skincare products
- Making homemade insect repellent
- Spinning wool into yarn
- Homesteading and self-sufficiency skills
- Emergency preparedness and practical country living
- Off-grid and small-scale living information
Key Features
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928 pages of practical country-living information
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Covers homesteading, gardening, food preservation, animal care, cooking, crafts, and self-sufficiency
- Useful for beginners and experienced homesteaders
- Includes traditional country-living knowledge alongside practical modern resources
- Suitable as a long-term reference for home, farm, homestead, or preparedness library
- Written by longtime country-living instructor and author Carla Emery
About the Author
Carla Emery spent more than 30 years living and working on a farm in Idaho. She was a wife, mother, home-schooler, goat keeper, gardener, writer, and country-living instructor.
She began writing and self-publishing The Encyclopedia of Country Living in the early 1970s and later continued expanding and promoting the book through subsequent editions. She also operated a School of Country Living and traveled extensively teaching practical country-living skills.
Carla Emery passed away in 2005, leaving behind a widely used reference for homesteading and self-reliant living.
Ideal For
- Homesteaders
- Small-scale farmers
- Gardeners
- Off-grid enthusiasts
- Self-sufficiency learners
- Country-living enthusiasts
- Emergency preparedness libraries
- Beginners learning practical rural skills
- Readers interested in traditional household and farming skills
