Ultimate Guide to Self-Reliant Living, The by Cassell, Jay -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction Buying Property and Building on It

Buying Country Property Converting Trees into Lumber Building the Home Camp

Energy

Leaving the Grid Energy from Wood, Water, Wind, and Sun

Growing Food

Growing Food in Small Spaces How Mini-Farming Works for You Planning a Garden Planting and Tending Your Garden Soil and Fertility Seed Starting Raised Beds Fruit Trees and Vines Vegetable Gardens Harvesting Your Garden Time and Yield Composting Pest and Disease Control Preserving the Harvest

Raising Animals

Chickens Keeping Bees Goats Fish

Hunting, Trapping, Fishing, Gathering

Tracking Planting Tips to Attract & Hold Wildlife Traps and Trapping Deer Hunting Tips Bait Fishing for Bass Taking Trout on Bait Lake Trout and Salmon Fishing Wild Fruits Wild Nuts Wild Plants Mushrooms

Cooking, Baking, Storing Foods

Preserving Meat and Fish Preserving Produce Canning Fermenting Freezing General Observations on Food Dehydrating Methods of Dehydrating Basic Dehydrating Techniques Using Preservatives Storage Pantries Bread Making–Basic Techniques Cheese Making Dutch Oven Cooking Aluminum Versus Cast Iron Campfire Coals Bean Hole Cooking

Survival Skills

Fire Shelters Direction Finding First Aid Backyard Medicine

Dealing with Disasters

Make a Plan! Survival Kits Know the Dangers Store Water Fill Your Pantry Learn to Cook Off the Develop Self-Sufficiency Protecting Your Property Security and Defense Natural Disasters Coping with Disasters How to Recognize the Arrival of Day One

Contributors and Their Works Barn Records and Forms