{"product_id":"the-homesteading-handbook-abigail-gehring-9781616082659","title":"The Homesteading Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herb","description":"\u003cb\u003eHere is a full-color guide to help you and your family to be kinder to Mother Earth, while being kind to your bank account  It doesn't matter where your homestead is located--farm, suburb, or even city--you can learn to grow vegetables, use alternative energy, can and preserve, and more  You, too, can be more self-sufficient \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the rapid depletion of our planet's natural resources, we would all like to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. But in the midst of an economic crisis, it's just as important to save money as it is to go green.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan, plant, and harvest your own organic home garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy fruits and vegetables year-round by canning, drying, and freezing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild alternate energy devices by hand, such as solar panels or geothermal heat pumps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiate between an edible puffball mushroom and a poisonous amanita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare butternut squash soup using ingredients from your own garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConserve water by making a rain barrel or installing an irrigation system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave fun and save cash by handcrafting items such as soap, potpourri, and paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperience the satisfaction that comes with self-sufficiency, as well as the assurance that you have done your part to help keep our planet green. \u003ci\u003eThe Homesteading Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is your roadmap to living in harmony with the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Gehring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616082658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616082659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 86","brand":"Abigail Gehring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055076929791,"sku":"9781616082659","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5dba79c-463f-4ac0-a180-97fbdb15dc21.jpg?v=1685033654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-homesteading-handbook-abigail-gehring-9781616082659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}