Contents

Introduction

part one Animals

Bees

Chickens

Cows

Ducks

Goats

Pigs

Rabbits

Sheep

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part two Baking, Preserving, and More

Baking Bread

Beer

Butter

Canning

Cheese

Cider

Drying

Edible Wild Plants

Fermenting

Freezing

Mushrooms

Yogurt

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part three Crafts

Basketry

Bookbinding

Candles

Dyeing Wool or Fabric

Knots

Paper Making

Quilting

Rag Rugs

Sewing

Soap Making

Spinning Wool

Tanning Leather

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part four Gardening

Composting in Your Backyard

Container Gardening

Flower Gardens

Fruit Bushes and Trees

Grains: Growing and Threshing

Greenhouses and Hoophouses

Harvesting Your Garden

Herb Gardens

Mulching: Why and How to Do It

Organic Gardening

Pest and Disease Management

Planning a Garden

Planting and Tending Your Garden

Raised Beds

Rooftop Gardens

Saving Seeds

Soil and Fertilizer

Terracing

Trees for Shade or Shelter

Vegetable Gardens

Water: How to Collect It, Save It, and Use It

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Acknowledgments

Sources

Index