Self-sufficiency handbook
By: Alan and Gill Bridgewater
Contributors: Bridgewater, Gill, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781620082348
Subjects: Organic living; Self-reliant living; Handbooks, manuals
Description: If you're seeking to make eco-friendly changed to your daily habits, reduce your carbon footprint, and generally shift to a greener way of living, Self-Sufficiency Handbook is essential reading.  Authors Alan and Gill Bridgewater's off-grid-living experience and expertise runs the ecological gamut from geothermal heating systems and crop rotation to soap-making and livestock husbandry as they address topics important to anyone who yearns to make back-to-basics lifestyle changes.  Whether you're an urban dweller who wants to adopt certain aspects of a greener lifestyle or you're ready to make the leap to living off-grid - or you fit somewhere in between - you'll find the Bridgewaters' advice, along with the full-color photos and helpful illustrations, in Self-Sufficiency Handbook invaluable.--COVER.
Notes: "Your complete guide to a self-sufficient home, garden and kitchen"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The land; title: The self-sufficient house; title: The organic food garden : A-Z of vegetables and salad crops ; A-Z of fruits ; A-Z of herbs; title: Animal husbandry; title: The pantry; title: Index.