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Time-honored practices for a more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyle.


Ever have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or start your own compost pile? If any of these ideas sound appealing, this is the book for you.


A growing number of people are intrigued by the "homesteader" experience and the idea of doing things themselves, whether they own a big spread in the wilderness or live on a small plot of land in the suburbs. Traditional Crafts and Skills from the Country presents the practical information necessary to become more self-reliant at home, pick up a new hobby, or even learn a skill that may provide a secondary income.


The authors' crafts and skills include: beekeeping; raising sheep and goats; starting seeds; composting; felling trees; building split-rail fences; making soap and candles; drying and preserving foods; laying stone; making butter and cheese; reading the weather; and much more.


From raising livestock to woodcrafting, from the garden to the kitchen, Monte and Joan Burch have a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to country wisdom that is sure to win over even the most die-hard city dweller.

ISBN-13: 9781493061983

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 09-01-2021

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

MONTE BURCH has been writing about the outdoors for four decades, and is the author of thousands of magazine articles and more than fifty books—including Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys;Field Dressing and Butchering Deer; Field Dressing and Butchering Rabbits, Squirrels, and Other Small Game; and Solving Squirrel Problems. JOAN BURCH, born a city girl, first joined her husband on his family's farm, even performing butchering chores. She and Monte have lived the country life together for over thirty years. They live in Fair Grove, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Livestock

Cattle 3

Swine 11

Goats and Sheep 17

Poultry 23

Bees 29

The Farm Pond 33

Part 2 Gardens and Orchards

Gardens 37

Berries 47

The Home Orchard 53

Part 3 From the Woodlot

Chainsaw Basics 61

Cutting Trees 63

Sawmills 67

Log Construction 69

Firewood 75

Part 4 Old-Time Country Crafts

Basketry 79

Corn Crafts 83

Candle Making 87

Making Soap 91

Spinning, Dying, and Weaving 93

Braided Rugs 97

Part 5 From the Wild

Wild Greens 103

Other Wild Plants 107

Wild Nuts 111

Wild Berries 113

Wild Fruits 117

Wild Spices and Teas 121

Part 6 Preserving Foods

Cool Storage 127

Curing, Drying, Smoking, and Salting Foods 131

Canning Foods 145

Freezing Foods 149

Making Jellies, Jams, and Fruit Butters 153

Part 7 Woodcrafting

Slab and Rustic Furniture 157

Rustic Accessories 167

Part 8 Around the Farm

Sharpening Tools 175

Fencing 179

Laying Stone 183

Using an Axe 189

Part 9 From the Kitchen

Dairy Products 193

Grains and Grain Products 199

Part 10 Woodsmanship

Reading the Weather 205

Staying Found 209

Trapping 211

Knots 217

Part 11 Home Butchering

Butchering Tools 221

Butchering Poultry 225

Butchering Pork 229

Butchering Beef 235

Butchering Lamb and Goats 239

Butchering Venison and Big Game 243

Index 249