The self-sufficiency handbook

Description

If you're seeking to make eco-friendly changed to your daily habits, reduce your carbon footprint, and generally shift to a greener way of living, Self-Sufficiency Handbook is essential reading. Authors Alan and Gill Bridgewater's off-grid-living experience and expertise runs the ecological gamut from geothermal heating systems and crop rotation to soap-making and livestock husbandry as they address topics important to anyone who yearns to make back-to-basics lifestyle changes. Whether you're an urban dweller who wants to adopt certain aspects of a greener lifestyle or you're ready to make the leap to living off-grid - or you fit somewhere in between - you'll find the Bridgewaters' advice, along with the full-color photos and helpful illustrations, in Self-Sufficiency Handbook invaluable.--COVER.

Description

As consumers become eco-conscious, they nurture a dream of living a 'self-sufficient' lifestyle. This book provides an introduction to the possibilities and methods involved in setting up the various aspects of a greener way of living. It covers such subjects as: the self-sufficient house, the organic food garden, animal husbandry, and the pantry.

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Other Editions

• The self-sufficiency handbookNew Holland2007-01-01
• The self-sufficiency handbookNew Holland2011-01-01
• Self-Sufficiency HandbookSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated2011-01-01
• Self-Sufficiency HandbookFox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated2017-01-01
• Self-sufficiency handbook2017-01-01