This large, fully-illustrated book provides the entire family with the information they need to make the shift toward self-sufficient living. Self-Sufficiency provides tips, advice, and detailed instructions on how to improve everyday life from an environmentally and organic perspective while keeping the focus on the family. Readers will learn how to plant a family garden and harvest the produce; can fruits and vegetables; bake bread and cookies; design interactive and engaging 'green' projects; harness natural wind and solar energy to cook food and warm their homes; boil sap to make maple syrup; and build treehouses, furniture, and more. Also included are natural crafts readers can do with their kids, such as scrapbooking, making potato prints, dipping candles, and constructing seasonal decorations. Whether the goal is to live entirely off the grid or just to shrink their carbon footprints, families will find this book a thorough resource and a great inspiration.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-13
9780716022725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97664210
Product Key Features
Book Title
Self-Sufficiency
Author
Abigail Gehring
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Mental Health
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
224mm
Item Width
275mm
Item Weight
1408g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Abigail Gehring
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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