Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More! (The Self-Sufficiency Series)

About the Author Abigail R. Gehring is the editor of several DIY books, including Back to Basics, The Homesteading Handbook, and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living. Shes practiced living self-sufficiently since her childhood in Vermont, being homeschooled, home-canning jams and jellies, and gardening. She lives in Chester, Vermont.  A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!The inspiring guide to back to basics living, now fully updated!Now, more than ever, people across the country are turning toward simpler, greener, and quieter ways of livingwhether theyre urbanites or country folk. Following in the footsteps of Back to Basics and Homesteading, 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 environmen