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The Encyclopedia of Country Living

The Original Manual of Living Off the Land & Doing It Yourself

by Carla Emery

Why it's on the shelf

Carla Emery's massive reference on growing, raising, preserving, and cooking food. If you only keep one homesteading book, many people pick this one.

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Details

Author
Carla Emery
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Edition
40th Anniversary Edition
Edition year
2012
ISBN-13
9781570618406
Pages
928
Skill level
Beginner
Format
large reference; paperback

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