Learn how to find and buy good low-cost land, dig a well, put up a fence, keep and shear sheep, raise pigs, keep and milk a cow, train a horse or ox, save seeds, breed your own plant varieties, preserve fruits and vegetables, butcher your own met, cure ham and bacon, make sausage, bread, cheese, butter, yogurt and ice cream; repair buildings; get rid of vermin; deal with human and animal wastes ecologically; and find contentment.