Creating the Low-Budget Homestead
By: Steven D. Gregersen
Publisher: Paladin Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9781610047623
Subjects: Alternative lifestyles; Rural Home economics; Self-reliant living; Handbooks, manuals; Sustainable living
Description: If you've ever thought about pursuing a self-sufficient lifestyle on your own rural homestead or survival retreat but feared you didn't have the money or skills to do it, you simply must read this book. It is a goldmine of practical steps and instructions to take you from dreaming about an off-grid, independent lifestyle to living one!
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1 Defining Goals; title: Chapter 2 Setting Priorities; title: Chapter 3 Money; title: Chapter 4 Location; title: Chapter 5 Skills and Knowledge; title: Chapter 6 Pets and Livestock; title: Chapter 7 Water; title: Chapter 8 Food; title: Chapter 9 Sanitation; title: Chapter 10 Heating and Cooling; title: Chapter 11 Power; title: Chapter 12 Housing and Outbuildings; title: Chapter 13 Tools; title: Chapter 14 Transportation; title: Chapter 15 Entertainment; title: Chapter 16 Work Habits, Time Off, Hobbies, and Burnout; title: Chapter 17 The Neighbors: Getting Along with "Country Folk"; title: Chapter 18 Some Final Friendly Advice