description: Describes how to find and build a homestead, complete with a garden, greenhouse, crops, and animals for all of North America. Chapters include homeschooling, finding and selecting a country home and living off nature. Learn how to build a home, garage, barn, shed, your own pond. Building in permafrost and in swampy ground is included. Alternative energy systems, and options for getting water, and for refrigeration are discussed. Different forms of transportation and how to maintain vehicles from bicycles to buses including sections on maintenance and troubleshooting engines is presented. Sources for equipment and supplies, and references are included. There are 9 tables and 65 sketches.
language: English
title: Country self-sufficiency
titlecomplete: Country self-sufficiency
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Alaska Wild Wings