More forgotten skills of self-sufficiency

Warnock, Caleb (Caleb J.) 1973- (Author).

Summary: Bestselling author Caleb Warnock is back with a new collection of skills to help your family gain independence and self-reliance. Learn about self-seeding vegetables, keep chickens without ever buying feed, collect water from rain and snow, find wild vegetables for everyday eating, and even make your own laundry soap.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462113439
ISBN: 1462113435
Physical Description: print
172 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: Springville, Utah : Hobble Creek Press [Front Table Books], An Imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc., [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Stop being prepared -- The futurist: "I don't care about you." -- The futurist: getting what you want (instead of fear you'll go wanting) -- Charm is wasted on earth and sky: the cabinet of curiosities -- Liquid of life: collecting water from rain and snow -- The renaissance of barter, trade, and dickering -- No-nonsense household tips for saving money -- Buying old & reliable -- Gardening then, gardening now: the heritage differences -- Raised-bed gardening: centuries of few weeds & lots of food -- Full-year garden calendar -- Perennial color parade; creating a summerlong succession of blooms -- Wild edible vegetables -- The easiest garden you'll ever grow: self-seeding vegetables -- The magic four -- Garden trials: from beginners to g.r.i.n -- Five mysteries of the garden -- Want to live green? kill a rooster -- Dear Caleb: real questions from readers -- Lessons learned -- Backyard renaissance university.