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12/07/12, 01:20 PM
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Your favorite homesteading book?
I want to buy myself a good comprehensive book on homesteading that would hopefully take the place of several books (like canning, poultry, organic gardening books, etc.). What is your favorite?
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12/07/12, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
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Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living.
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12/07/12, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: ohio
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I agree with Nancy, Carla Emery's book is very good and complete. I would also add any John Seymour books. 
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12/07/12, 02:52 PM
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Brenda Groth
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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the Country Living Encyclopedia by Carla Emery...far and above the best I've seen
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12/07/12, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NW TN
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Back to the Basics.
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12/07/12, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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I agree with the others, Country Living Encyclopedia by Carla Emery.
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12/07/12, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Idaho
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Do NOT buy "Grow it!"...ever. It's worse than useless.
Carla Emery's book is OK but it isn't as good as a combination of more specialized books. While I love what she did, a lot of the info is rather subjective as opposed to objective and accurate.
For example, the "How to grow more vegetables than you ever thought possible" book is a good starter for gardening, as is the Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman. For goats....I really like the books by Harvey Considine as well as the earlier editions of David Mackenzie's Goat Husbandry. "Stocking Up" is THE book for food preservation IMHO.
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12/07/12, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: north central Pennsylvania
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Yes, to Hollowdweller's books. Easy and simple to understand. Literally, used these in hand during our first few years of homesteading those many years ago...
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12/07/12, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: NW Georgia
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Emery's encyclopedia may not be all encompassing, but it's pretty darn thorough. It even includes instructions for preparing the dead for burial.
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12/07/12, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southcentral MO.
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Carla Emery's book is the best.
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12/07/12, 10:53 PM
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Location: West Central Arkansas
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I do not dispute the information contained in the Carla Emory book I own one. The best Book to buy and read before you use the information in that book is "Five Acres and Independence". If you do not know where you are going all the how to's will not help you.
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12/08/12, 05:55 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Tennessee
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Country Living Encyclopedia. It's just got so much content.
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12/08/12, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Worcestershire, England
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Hollowdweller, you've just made me buy another book - the John Vivian one. Oh well, it can be one of my Christmas presents!
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12/09/12, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Central WI
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We liked John Seymour's The Self Sufficient Life and how to Live it.
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12/09/12, 08:10 AM
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Location: plains of Colorado
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suggestion
I agree with all the above but I reallu use How to Grow Veg & fruits... f/organic gardening Lots...I found a used one on ebay for a good friend. BUT what I do with books I might like is t get them f/the library first and if I find them GREAT, then I buy them.
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12/09/12, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NW-IL Fiber Enabler
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Ten Acres Enough was back in print a number of years ago Great book
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12/09/12, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: upstate ny
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an oldie but goodie......the good life by helen and scott nearing..has launched many a homesteader....
i.ve just read the resilient gardener by carol deppe and i thought it was fantastic....i.m going to experiment next year with many of the ideas i found there...
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12/09/12, 06:45 PM
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Texas Country Grandma
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
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I agree with everyone Carla Emery's book and I love John Seymore's book for the wonderful information and illustrations. We are trying very hard to become as self sufficient as possible.
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12/10/12, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Helena
Yes, to Hollowdweller's books. Easy and simple to understand. Literally, used these in hand during our first few years of homesteading those many years ago...
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I'm a man, but outside of a strictly goat book I think that Country Women book has some of the best goat advice of any.
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