The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery (1994, Paperback)

No matter which printing of Carla Emery's "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" book you purchase, you will not be disappointed. This book is appropriate for the backyard gardener to Off-The-Grid lifestyles. Not only will you receive Carla's long-time knowledge but she includes comments and how-to's of others she has received over the years. "The Encyclopedia of County Living" is a wealth of knowledge for any aspect of living off the land!

Carla Emery has written books that tell you things your grand parents knew and things they didn't. There are recipes for everything. You will learn canning, butchering, raising animals. Contacts to coops, home schooling and much more. Great book.

No mattter what you want to know about Country Living, its in this book! Complete and detailed information on everything from choosing or maintaining a dairy animal to building a chicken coop or a root celler. I cannot say enough good things about this book. This is the only book needed for first time farmers, gardeners, or country living, anything you can think of ( and a few more your didn't) is in this Book, This is an AWESOME Book. Buy this book you will not be sorry!

This book is a great resource for someone like me who is new to the concept of raising/growing and preserving my own food. I look forward to putting what I learn into practice!!!