More Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency

by Caleb Warnock

Overview

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 soapif you liked the first Forgotten Skills book, then you will love these additional techniques for becoming truly self-sufficient.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462113439
Publisher:	Cedar Fort, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Stop Being Prepared 1

Chapter 2 The Futurist: "I Don't Care about You" 3

Chapter 3 The Futurist: Getting What You Want (Instead of Fearing You'll Go Wanting) 11

Chapter 4 Charm Is Wasted on Earth and Sky: The Cabinet of Curiosities 23

Chapter 5 Liquid of Life: Collecting Water from Rain and Snow 31

Chapter 6 The Renaissance of Barter, Trade, and Dickering 41

Chapter 7 No-Nonsense Household Tips for Saving Money 49

Chapter 8 Buying Old and Reliable 65

Chapter 9 Gardening Then, Gardening Now: The Heritage Differences 71

Chapter 10 Raised-Bed Gardening: Centuries of Few Weeds and Lots of Food 77

Chapter 11 Full-Year Garden Calendar 99

Chapter 12 Perennial Color Parade: Creating a Summerlong Succession of Blooms 111

Chapter 13 Wild Edible Vegetables 121

Chapter 14 The Easiest Garden You'll Ever Grow: Self-Seeding Vegetables 127

Chapter 15 The Magic Four 133

Chapter 16 Garden Trials: From Beginners to GRIN 137

Chapter 17 Five Mysteries of the Garden 143

Chapter 18 Want to Live Green? Kill a Rooster 147

Chapter 19 Dear Caleb: Real Questions from Readers 151

Chapter 20 Lessons Learned 155

Chapter 21 Backyard Renaissance University 161

Bibliography 165

Index 167

About the Author 172