Country skills and crafts
Subtitle: how to use, barter or sell what you grow and make
By: by Maureen Little & Craig Hughes
Contributors: Hughes, Craig, 1962-
Publisher: Spring Hill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781905862672
Subjects: Country life; Handicrafts; House and Home
Description: 'Country Skills and Crafts' contains expert information on a wide range of cottage industries and rural skills and competences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; Part 1 Livestock; 1. Keeping Chickens; 2. Keeping Goats; 3. Keeping Bees; Part 2 Plants; 4. Growing Herbs; 5. Growing Soft Fruit; 6. Growing Flowers for Cutting; Part 3 Food and Drink; 7. Making Cheese; 8. Making Sweet Preserves; 9. Making Cider and Mead; 10. Building Chicken Coops; 11. Making Soap; 12. Dyeing; 13. Things You Need to Know; 14. Sharing and Selling Your Product; Further Reading; Useful Addresses and Websites; Index.