The Encyclopedia of Country Living Carla Emery Homesteading
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What is the The Encyclopedia of Country Living Carla Emery Homesteading?
Carla Emery Encyclopedia of Country Living is the most comprehensive homesteading reference ever written, covering everything from raising chickens to making soap, growing food, preserving harvests, and delivering babies in rural settings. With over 900 pages and 40 years of continuous updates, it answers almost every question a homesteader will encounter. Beloved by back-to-land families as the book they would take to a desert island.
What are the pros?
- Most comprehensive homesteading reference available
- Covers an extraordinary breadth of rural skills
- Updated over 40 years of editions
What are the cons?
- Overwhelming in scope for beginners
- Some older sections reflect pre-internet era approaches