Homesteaders use a wide range of tools to make their country lives as self-sufficient...and comfortable...as possible. Tools to:

• RAISE chickens, sheep, rabbits, turkeys, a calf...
• MAKE sausage, cheese, dried foods, soap and leathers and furs...
• BUILD small barns and shelters, a pond, fences, a root cellar...
• GARDEN and weed and mulch and more...

But the most important tool of all is knowledge.

Having answers and ideas in your own well-stocked library is a luxury you can't do without. Both today, and for generations to come. The COUNTRYSIDE BOOKSTORE wants to help you enjoy the good life homesteading provides...and the pleasure and security that come with it.

So select a book...or two or more. Place your order through our secure shopping cart service and your book will be on its way in 24 hours or less. (Of course the order form can be printed and mailed if you prefer). But do it now so you too can begin to benefit from the most important tool in the country...KNOWLEDGE!

Animals & Livestock

A Way Of Life Sheep Dog Training, Handling and Trialling ISBN: 1-903366-27-5 This book on sheepdog training gives full details of rearing, training and using working dogs.

All About Goats ISBN: 0-85236-094-0 Introduction to keeping goats by Veterinarian, John G. Matthews.

The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals ISBN: 978-1-60342-969-6 Even urban and suburban residents can successfully raise chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, and honey bees.

Backyard Livestock, Third Edition Raising Good, Natural Food for Your Family ISBN: 0-88150-760-1 Everything you need to know to raise wholesome & healthy family food animals.

Barnyard In Your Backyard A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle ISBN: 1-58017-456-6 Primer for first-time farmers on breeding and raising health livestock.

Beekeeping A Practical Guide ISBN: 0-88266-861-7 Learn how to acquire and manage a hive of bees, maintain their health, and harvest a successful crop of honey.

The Book of Geese A Complete Guide to Raising the Home Flock ISBN: 0-93134-202-3 A comprehensive and useful guide to keeping geese. Includes different species, feeding, breeding - even recipes

Breeding Stud Sheep ISBN: 978-0-64309-480-2 Learn how to establish and manage a successful sheep stud. All aspects of stud breeding are covered

Chick Days An Absolute Beginner’s Guide Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens ISBN: 978-1-60342-584-1 Everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, hygiene, and health care

Chicken and Egg A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes ISBN: 978-0-8118-7045-0 The story of veteran food writer Janice Cole, who, like so many other urbanites, took up the revolutionary hobby of raising chickens at home

The Chicken Health Handbook ISBN: 0-88266-611-8 Shows you how to do everything from hatch healthy chicks to identify diseases.

Chicken Tractor The Homestead (3rd) Edition The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil ISBN: 978-0-9843382-0-7 Use the Chicken Tractor to aerate the soil while removing pests and weeds, fertilizing the garden and providing great tasting eggs and meat.

City Chicks Keeping Micro-flocks of Laying Hens as Garden Helpers, Compost Makers, Bio-recyclers and Local Food Suppliers ISBN: 978-0-9624648-0-5 Not just another book about chickens

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Chickens ISBN: 978-1-59257-986-0 As a first-time flock owner, you have questions. The answers are in this book.

The Farmer's Dog ISBN: 0-09156-121-3 The author shows both how to train your working dog and why those methods work.

For the Love of Poultry A Backyard Poultry Anthology ISBN: 978-0-972966-13-9 The complete collection of articles and photos from Year One of Backyard Poultry.

Gardening with Guineas A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale ISBN: 0-73920-250-2 Guinea fowl can help control pests in your garden. Learn all about raising these beautiful and useful birds.

Getting Started With Beef & Dairy Cattle ISBN: 1-58017-596-7 Successful Cattle Farming - Start Small, Start Right.

Goat Farming ISBN: 0-85236-235-8 This book combines science with practical experience to help you manage a commercial goat herd.

Hive Management A Seasonal Guide for Beekeepers ISBN: 0-88266-637-1 Informative reference for the experienced beekeeper or novice wanting to start out on the right foot.

How to Raise Chickens Everything You Need to Know ISBN: 0-76032-828-5 A great first-timer's guide to breed selection, feeding, keeping, and enjoying a flock.

How to Raise Poultry ISBN: 978-0-7603-3479-9 If you want to raise poultry—for feathers or eggs, beauty or meat, pleasure or profit--this book is the perfect place to begin.

Husbandry The Surest, Cheapest Way to Leisure, Plenty, Prosperity & Contentment In The Country ISBN: 0-96651-030-5 All aspects of animal husbandry discussed in this comprehensive book.

Keeping Livestock Healthy A Veterinary Guide to Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Goats & Sheep ISBN: 1-58017-435-3 Completely revised and updated, this fourth edition draws on the very latest research from experts on each of the five animals covered - horses, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep.

Lamb Problems Detecting, Diagosing, Treating ISBN: 0-96339-230-1 This book presents an easy, quick system for detecting, diagnosing and treating commonly found disorders affecting lambs.

Livestock Guardians Using Dogs, Donkeys & Llamas to Protect Your Herd ISBN: 1-58017-696-8 Select the right breed for your needs, establish deep bonds between guardian and livestock, and train your guard animal to carry out his duties reliably and effectively.

Livestock Showman Handbook A Guide for Raising Animals for Junior Livestock Shows ISBN: 0-96177-663-3 Complete guide to the care and management of animals for junior livestock shows.

Living With Chickens Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Flock ISBN: 1-59228-013-7 Straightforward prose and illustrations give any future chicken farmer the tools he or she needs to get started.

Mad Sheep The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm ISBN: 1-93339-276-2 The unforgettable story of one family's struggle against a bullying and corrupt government agency.

Managing Your Ewe And Her Newborn Lambs ISBN: 0-96339-231-X Preparation for breeding and lambing reference.

The Mating and Breeding of Poultry ISBN: 1-58574-814-5 This reference book details all the necessities to becoming an accomplished chicken breeder.

The Merck Veterinary Manual 10th Edition ISBN: 978-0-911910-93-3 More than 2900 pages of handy reference material on all species. For veterinarians and serious livestock owners.

More Sheep, More Grass, More Money ISBN: 0-96827-720-9 An entertaining, informative primer on turning consistent profits raising sheep, without working yourself to exhaustion.

Natural Beekeeping Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture ISBN: 1-93339-208-8 The best organic and natural approaches to keeping honeybees healthy and productive

Oxen: A teamster's guide Operating Manual for the Mighty Ox ISBN: 978-1-58017-692-7 The definitive resource for selecting, training, feeding, and caring for the mighty ox.

Pastured Poultry Profit$ Net $25,000 in 6 months on 20 acres ISBN: 0-96381-090-1 Learn how to raise poultry on pasture from chicks to the market.

Raising a Calf for Beef ISBN: 0-88266-095-0 This no-nonsense how-to guide for beginners offers detailed information on choosing a calf, building and maintaining housing, nutrition, feeding, daily care, slaughtering, & butchering.

Raising Goats For Dummies ISBN: 978-0-47056-899-6 Raise goats and reap the rewards.

Raising Poultry on Pasture Ten Years of Success ISBN: 0-97217-704-3 Pastured poultry, brooding, genetics, shelter designs, day-range systems, equipment, eggs on pasture and much more.

Raising Small Animals For Fun and Profit ISBN: 0-00000-000-6 This book will show you the basics of raising chickens, rabbits and goats, and set you on the path to what might well become an enjoyable, profitable and lifelong passion.

Raising Small Livestock A Practical Handbook ISBN: 0-48644-038-9 A classic and well-loved guide to raising poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, and hogs.

Shearing Day Sheep Handling, Wool Science, and Shearing With Blades ISBN: 0-96691-534-8 Learn Sheep Handling, Wool Science and Shearing with Blades from professional blade sheepshearer, Kevin Ford

Sheep Succe$$ The Low Cost Costwold Way (A Better Ewe & Big Bucks, Too) ISBN: 0-96651-033-X Learn how to make raising sheep a profitable endeavor.

sheep! Pocket Flock Book ISBN: 0-00000-000-8 Increase profits by saving time and labor with the sheep! Pocket Flock Book!

Showing Sheep A Selecting, Raising, Fitting & Showing Guide ISBN: 0-9633923-2-8 A Selecting, raising, fitting and showing guide.

Small-Scale Livestock Farming ISBN: 1-58017-162-1 A natural, organic, grass-based approach to livestock management.

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock An all-natural approach to raising chickens and other fowl for home and market growers ISBN: 978-1603582902 An all-natural approach to raising chickens and other fowl for home and market growers.

Storey's Barn Guide To Sheep ISBN: 1-58017-849-9 For all the times you need a helping hand in the barn, Storey’s Barn Guide to Sheep provides visual, step-by-step explanations of the basic procedures of keeping sheep.

Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, 3rd Edition Health - Handling - Breeding ISBN: 978-1-60342-454-7 All about facilities, breeding and genetics, calving and health care -- and even marketing.

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens 3rd Edition ISBN: 978-1-60342-469-1 Expert advice on selecting breeds, caring for chicks, producing eggs, raising broilers, feeding, troubleshooting, and much more.

Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats Breeds - Care - Dairying - Marketing New Edition ISBN: 1-58017-259-8 Guide to all aspects of raising goats by Jerry (Jd) Belanger, a lifelong goat raiser, and former editor and publisher of Countryside & Small Stock Journal

Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks, 2nd Edition Breeds - Care - Health ISBN: 978-1-60342-692-3 Comprehensive reference on raising and breeding ducks.

Storey's Guide to Raising Horses 2nd Edition Breeding - Care - Facilities ISBN: 978-1-60342-471-4 A comprehensive guide to raising horses!

Storey's Guide to Raising Llamas Care - Showing - Breeding - Packing - Profiting ISBN: 1-58017-328-4 Raising llamas for fun and profit.

Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats Managing - Breeding - Marketing New Edition ISBN: 1-58017-661-5 An essential guide to acquiring, living with, caring for, and selling your meat goats.

Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs 3rd Edition Care - Facilities - Management - Breed Selection ISBN: 978-1-60342-473-8 Clear illustrated information about every aspect of pig raising.

Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry Breeds - Care - Health ISBN: 1-58017-263-6 Comprehensive and current information on all aspects of poultry raising.

Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition Breeds - Care - Facilities ISBN: 978-1-60342-456-1 Comprehensive reference guide for for both novice and veteran rabbit producer.

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 4th Edition Breeding - Care - Facilities ISBN: 978-1-60342-459-2 The Small-Scale Sheep-Raiser's Bible.

Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys Breeds - Care - Health ISBN: 1-58017-261-X Comprehensive reference on raising turkeys by University of Vermont Extension Poultryman.

Storey's Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock Goats • Sheep • Donkeys • Pigs • Horses • Cattle • Llamas ISBN: 978-1-60342-481-3 The essential, expert instruction and advice you need to successfully raise miniature livestock.

Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds ISBN: 1-58017-667-4 Fowl facts and color photos galore. Everything you want to know about each breed's history, characteristics, and quirks.

Veterinary Book For Sheep Farmers ISBN: 1-903366-30-5 Practical manual focusing on the needs of sheep farmers and shepherds.

Veterinary Guide For Animal Owners 2nd Edition Caring For Cats, Dogs, Chickens, Sheep, Cattle, Rabbits and More! ISBN: 978-1-61608-139-3 A wealth of practical, no-nonsense information that no animal owner should be without

Wild Predators? Not in My Backyard! ISBN: 1-89443-910-4 Sound advice and sensible strategies for farm operators seeking protection from many species of wild predators.

Your Calf A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing Beef and Dairy Calves ISBN: 0-88266-947-8 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a calf.

Your Chickens A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing ISBN: 0-88266-823-4 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising chickens.

Your Goats A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing ISBN: 0-88266-825-0 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising goats.

Your Pony, Your Horse A Kid's Guide to Care and Enjoyment ISBN: 0-88266-908-7 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a horse or pony.

Your Puppy, Your Dog A Kid's Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Dog ISBN: 0-88266-959-1 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a puppy or a dog.

Your Rabbit A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing ISBN: 0-88266-767-X For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a rabbit.

Your Sheep A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing ISBN: 0-88266-769-6 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a lamb or sheep.

Homestead Construction

Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters ISBN: 0-88266-245-7 Clear directions for low-cost construction projects.

Building With Stone ISBN: 0-88266-550-2 An introduction to the art and craft of creating stone structures and projects by a man who has made stonework his vocation.

Chicken Coops 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock ISBN: 1-58017-627-5 Whether you're looking for fashionable, cheap, or recycled, you'll find clever coop plans here.

Cordwood Building The State of the Art ISBN: 0-86571-475-4 Learn the benefits and techniques of cordwood masonry and decide whether it is appropriate for your buildings plans.

Crafting Log Homes Solar Style An inspiring guide to self-sufficiency ISBN: 978-0-97737-244-7 Guide to handcrafting your own log home and powering it from the wind and sun.

Earth Ponds Sourcebook The Pond Owner's Manual and Resource Guide ISBN: 0-88150-612-5 Revitalize an old pond, or build a brand new one!

Fences for Pasture & Garden ISBN: 0-88266-753-X Fence construction showing various fencing materials and designs.

Got Sun? Go Solar Harness Nature's Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home Updated & Expanded 2nd Edition ISBN: 978-0-9773724-6-1 Harness nature's free energy to heat and power your grid-tied home.

Home Made 101 easy-to-make things for your garden, home or farm ISBN: 0-88266-103-5 If you want to save time and money, or make your life easier and more productive, look through this book.

The Home Water Supply How to Find, Filter, Store, and Conserve It ISBN: 0-88266-324-0 Informative book on home water systems, potential water problems and practical, money-saving solutions.

How To Build Animal Housing 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More ISBN: 1-58017-527-9 Evaluates your livestock housing needs and provides plans for housing structures and essential equipment.

How to Build Your Own Greenhouse ISBN: 1-58017-647-X From the simplest basics to a grand tropical enclosure, the author shows you every step in design and construction.

Low-Cost Pole Building Construction The Complete How-To Book ISBN: 0-88266-170-1 Make pole building construction THE answer to your building needs.

Microhydro Clean Power from Water ISBN: 0-86571-484-3 Hydroelectricity - the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid. Learn the ins and outs in this informative book on the subject

Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects Over 25 Low-Cost Plans ISBN: 0-88266-859-5 More than two dozen plans for pole building construction projects.

Power with Nature Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners 2nd Edition ISBN: 0-96580-989-7 Is renewable energy for you? Power With Nature is the book to answer that question.

Renovating Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings ISBN: 1-58017-216-4 Preserve the original charm of any barn or outbuilding while making it usable again!

Serious Straw Bale A Home Construction Guide for All Climates ISBN: 1-89013-264-0 Comprehensive guide to help designers, contractors, and owner/builders everywhere decide if straw bale is a viable building option for their situation.

Stone Primer Ideas and Techniques for Incorporating Stone In and Around Your Home ISBN: 1-58017-670-4 Learn how to choose the right stone for the right project, start building a few basic stone structures or tackle something more complicated—a stone barbecue or a backyard fountain

Timber Frame Construction All About Post and Beam Building ISBN: 0-88266-365-8 Learn how to build using natural timber frame construction techniques.

Timber Framing For the Rest of Us A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction ISBN: 0-86571-508-4 Learn in depth timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers, and owner-builders.

Wind Energy Basics A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems ISBN: 1-89013-207-1 Detailed information on planning, purchasing, siting and installing a wind system, and integrating wind power with solar photovoltaics.

Food Preparation & Storage

A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing, and Smoking Meat, Fish, and Game ISBN: 1-58017-457-4 Learn the best ways of processing various meats for long-term storage using easy-to-follow procedures and approved shortcuts.

American Farmstead Cheese The Complete Guide To Making and Selling Artisan Cheeses ISBN: 1-93149-877-6 A complete resource on making and marketing cheese.

Anyone Can Build A Whizbang Apple Grinder & Cider Press Simple Plans For a Remarkably Productive Home-Scale Cidermaking System ISBN: 978-0-9726564-9-8 Simple Plans For a Remarkably Productive Home-Scale Cidermaking System

Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game ISBN: 0-88266-391-7 Learn how to process and preserve beef, hogs, veal, lamb, venison, poultry, rabbits and small game.

The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home Enjoy Local Produce Year-Round ISBN: 978-1-60342-145-4 Simple step-by-step instructions give you the confidence and know-how to freeze, dry, can, root cellar and brine the abundance from your summer garden.

The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest ISBN: 1-58017-458-2 Learn how to preserve your fruits, vegetables and herbs.

Build Your Own Earth Oven 3rd Edition A Low-Cost Wood-Fired Mud Oven, Simple Sourdough Bread, Perfect Loaves ISBN: 978-0-96798-467-4 Learn to build a masonry oven out of mud, then how to use it to bake real bread that's “better than anything you can buy.”

Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide Everything You Need to Know to Make Great-Tasting Beer ISBN: 1-88266-905-2 Learn to make great-tasting beer - includes 33 recipes.

Dining on a Dime Cook Book How To Eat Better And Spend Less ISBN: 0-97425-521-1 Tips and tricks for saving money and eating better.

The Forager's Harvest A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants ISBN: 0-97662-660-8 Learn to identify edible wild plants, when and where to harvest them and how to prepare them with this comprehensive and clearly illustrated guide.

The Gourmet Butcher DVD From Farm to Table ISBN: dvd-0000-001 2-disk DVD. Learn how to turn a side of Beef, Pork and Lamb into heaven on a plate.

Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing ISBN: 978-0-02566-860-7 The most comprehensive book available on sausage making and meat curing. Over 500,000 copies sold worldwide!

Home Cheese Making Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses ISBN: 1-58017-464-7 Equipment requirements and all aspects of the cheesemaking process.

The Home Creamery ISBN: 978-1-60342-031-0 Make your own fresh dairy products! Easy recipes for butter, yogurt, sour cream, crème fraîche, cream cheese, ricotta, and more!

Home Sausage Making How-To Techniques for Making and Enjoying 100 Sausages at Home ISBN: 1-58017-471-X Enjoy the pleasures of homemade sausage!

The Home Winemaker's Companion Secrets, Recipes and Know-How for Making 115 Great-Tasting Wines ISBN: 978-1-58017-209-7 115 delectable wine recipes

Homemade Cheese Recipes for 50 Cheeses from Artisan Cheesemakers ISBN: 978-0-7603-3848-3 Everything you need to know to make cheese, butter and yogurt at home.

How to Store Your Home-Grown Produce Canning, Pickling, Jamming, and So Much More ISBN: 978-1-61608-144-7 Practical advice on preserving and storing food.

Keeping the Harvest Discover the Homegrown Goodness of Putting Up Your Own Fruits, Vegetables & Herb ISBN: 0-88266-650-9 Learn how to preserve your fruits, vegetables and herbs.

The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook ISBN: 0-88150-247-2 Learn to make all sorts of delicious and nutritious breads, pastries, pastas, and desserts with this straightforward baking manual.

Lamb Country Cooking Lamb With All the Trimmings ISBN: 0-91466-716-5 This informative lamb cooking book contains over 100 recipes.

Making & Using Dried Foods ISBN: 0-88266-615-0 Instructions for drying almost everything with or without a commercial dehydrator - more than 200 recipes!

Maple Syrup Cookbook 100 Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ISBN: 1-58017-404-3 A recipe book that substitutes maple syrup for sugar!

Mushrooming Without Fear ISBN: 978-1-60239-160-4 Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable.

Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation ISBN: 1-93339-259-2 Explore traditional, more cost-effective and energy-efficient preservation methods.

Raw Food A Complete Guide for Every Meal of the Day ISBN: 978-1-60239-948-8 Eating raw foods can be simple, inexpensive, and delicious..

Root Cellaring Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables ISBN: 0-88266-703-3 How to plan and build a root cellar.

Seasoned With Grace My Generation of Shaker Cooking ISBN: 0-88150-099-2 Varied and comprehensive selection of annotated recipes derived from oral tradition, manuscript sources and the world.

Serving Up the Harvest Celebrating the Goodness of Fresh Vegetables ISBN: 1-58017-663-1 A veggie cookbook with recipes arranged according to ripening seasons!

Smoking Food, A Beginner's Guide Everything You Need To Know About Home Smoking! ISBN: 978-1-6029-257-1 Everything you need to know about home smoking!

The Solar Food Dryer How to Make And Use Your Own High-Performance, Sun-powered Food Dehydrator ISBN: 0-86571-544-0 Learn how to use solar energy to preserve your summer's harvest.

Wild Game Cookery Down-Home Recipes for Foods from the Wild ISBN: 0-88150-419-X Delicious new ideas for hunters, anglers, foragers and adventurous cooks.

Wildflour A Collection of Homespun Recipes Featuring a Variety of Whole Grains. ISBN: 0-00002-000-0 Homespun recipes featuring a variety of whole grains.

Woodstove Cookery At Home on the Range ISBN: 0-88266-108-6 Tips and hundreds of recipes to make woodstove cooking a joy.

Gardening

The Apple Grower A guide for the Organic Orchardist ISBN: 978-1-931498-91-3 The book widely acclaimed as the gold standard for anyone who wants to grow apples wisely and naturally.

Carrots Love Tomatoes Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening ISBN: 1-58017-027-7 Grow a better garden when you know the secrets of companion planting!

Cold Climate Gardening How to Extend Your Growing Season by at Least 30 Days ISBN: 0-88266-441-7 Select the right varieties, warm the soil, protect fragile shoots: It's all here -- and more.

Family Friendly Farming A Multigenerational Home-Based Business Testament ISBN: 0-9638109-3-6 Family Friendly Farming offers hope for stressed families, dissatisfied employees and hurried-harried lifestyles

Four-Season Harvest Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long ISBN: 1-89013-227-6 Don't let the end of the growing season end your enjoyment of fresh homegrown produce and vegetables.

The Garden Primer ISBN: 978-0-7611-2275-3 Jam-packed with useful information, old-fashioned common sense, and a lifetime's worth of experience, and is thoroughly revised and expanded to be 100% organic in its recommendations.

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food ISBN: 1-58017-370-5 Grow your own nutritious organic food at home. A great resource for any gardener—all in one volume!

The Gardener's Weed Book Earth-Safe Controls ISBN: 0-88266-921-4 Control weeds using earth-safe methods.

Gardening When it Counts Growing Food in Hard Times ISBN: 0-86571-553-X Easily grow food (and cut your food costs!) even on a small city lot.

Growing Green Animal-Free Organic Techniques ISBN: 1-93339-249-5 Get healthier crops without using slaughterhouse by-products or manures.

Herbal Remedy Gardens 38 Plans for Your Health and Well-Being ISBN: 1-58017-095-1 Grow medicinal herbs even if your space and experience are limited.

Homegrown Herbs A Complete Guide to Growing, Using & Enjoying More Than 100 Herbs ISBN: 978-1-60342-703-6 The definitive guide to planting, growing, harvesting, and using 101 popular herbs.

The Humanure Handbook A Guide to Composting Human Manure ISBN: 0-96442-583-1 A guide to composting human manure.

Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers Using Ed's Amazing POTS System ISBN: 1-58017-556-2 Easy, plentiful, foolproof vegetables using a system of pots!

Joy of Gardening ISBN: 0-88266-319-4 Learn gardening tips from one of the top gardening experts.

Let it Rot The Gardener's Guide to Composting ISBN: 1-58017-023-4 The Gardener's Guide to Composting

Living at Nature's Pace Farming & The American Dream ISBN: 1-89013256-X Nature knows how to grow plants and raise animals; it is human beings who are in danger of losing this age-old expertise

Mulch It! A Practical Guide to Using Mulch in the Garden and Landscape ISBN: 1-58017-316-0 Learn how to create and use mulch in your garden.

Perennial Vegetables From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles ISBN: 1-93149-840-7 Grow vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders—no annual tilling and potting and planting.

Roses Love Garlic Companion Planting and Other Secrets of Flowers ISBN: 1-58017-028-5 Discover how flowers help or hinder nearby vegetables and other flowers

Saving Seeds The Gardener's Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds ISBN: 0-88266-634-7 How to raise, harvest and store seeds.

Secrets of Plant Propagation Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees and Houseplants ISBN: 0-88266-370-4 Start your own flowers, vegetables, fruits, berries, shrubs, trees and houseplants

Seed Sowing And Saving Step-By-Step Techniques For Collecting And Growing More Than 100 Vegetables, Flowers, And Herbs ISBN: 1-58017-001-3 Save money by saving your own seeds from vegetables, herbs, and flowers

Small-Scale Grain Raising An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing and Using Nutritious Whole Grains for Home Gardeners and Local Farmers ISBN: 978-1-60358-077-9 An organic guide to growing, processing and using nutritious whole grains for home gardeners and local farmers

Starter Vegetable Gardens 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens ISBN: 978-1-60342-529-2 Learn how to start, maintain, and expand an organic vegetable garden.

Tips for the Lazy Gardener ISBN: 1-58017-026-9 Time-saving tips and routines designed to reduce maintenance and make your garden more leisurely and enjoyable.

Tips for the Part-Time Gardener ISBN: 0-00000-000-7 Shows how to start your own transplants, build a cold frame, and grow and store vegetables

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions ISBN: 1-58017-212-1 Enjoy higher yields with less work by using the WORD system of gardening.

The Winter Harvest Handbook Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses ISBN: 978-1-60358-081-6 Learn how to successfully, and profitably, harvest fresh vegetables all year-round in even the coldest climates

Homesteading

A Countryside Anthology 1998 How to start, equip, operate, and enjoy your place in the country ISBN: 0-9729661-1-0 Countryside & Small Stock Journal is a country magazine with a twist. A simple living magazine with an attitude. And now it is all in a book!

A Countryside Anthology 1999 How to start, equip, operate, and enjoy your place in the country ISBN: 978-0-97296612-2 Countryside & Small Stock Journal is a country magazine with a twist. A simple living magazine with an attitude. And now it is all in a book!

Back To Basics 3rd Edition ISBN: 978-1-60239-233-5 The book for anyone who wants to learn basic living skills and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century.

The Backyard Berry Book A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden ISBN: 0-96345-206-1 Methods and techniques to successfully grow fruits and berries.

The Backyard Orchardist A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden ISBN: 0-96345-203-7 Methods and techniques to successfully grow apples, pears, cherries, apricots and more.

Backyard Sugarin' Third Edition. Revised and Expanded ISBN: 0-88150-216-2 Learn to make maple syrup your own backyard without expensive paraphernalia.

The Blacksmith's Craft A Primer of Tools & Methods ISBN: 1-58017-593-7 A Primer of tools & methods

The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Self-Sufficient Living Live a simpler, less dependent lifestyle —without feeling deprived ISBN: 978-1-59257-945-7 Find your perfect degree of self-reliance in the areas of food, shelter, energy, clothing, and more.

The Country Water Supply ISBN: 0-00004-000-0 The essentials of collecting, moving, storing, purifying and protecting your water supply.

Country Wisdom Almanac 373 Tips, Crafts, Home Improvements, Recipes, and Homemade Remedies ISBN: 978-1-57912-774-9 Divided into the four seasons, Country Wisdom Almanac presents 373 ways to live a more self-sustained life year round.

The Dandelion Celebration A Guide to Unexpected Cuisine ISBN: 1-87986-351-0 Learn the colorful history, medicinal potential, nutritional benefits and hundreds of uses for dandelions in your life.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living Tenth Edition ISBN: 0-91236-595-1 Practical advice, invaluable information and collected wisdom for folks and farmers in the country, city, and anywhere in between.

The Farmstead Creamery Advisor The Complete Guide to Building and Running a Small, Farm-Based Cheese Business ISBN: 978-1-60358-221-6 The Complete Guide to Building and Running a Small, Farm-Based Cheese Business

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them ISBN: 978-1-60239-103-1 Hundreds of clever ways to transform junk into very useful gadgets and tools.

The Have-More Plan ISBN: 0-88266-024-1 The historical book that encouraged thousands to go "back to the land."

The Herbal Home Remedy Book Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups ISBN: 1-58017-016-1 Simple recipes for tinctures, teas, salves, tonics and syrups.

Homemade Contrivances and How to Make Them 1001 Labor-Saving Devices for Farm, Garden, Dairy and Workshop ISBN: 978-1-60239-018-8 Simple inventions that can be as useful for today’s farmer as they were for the homesteaders of over a century ago.

Homesteading Adventures A Guide for Doers & Dreamers ISBN: 0-96520-361-1 An entertaining and informative account of over 20 years of self-sufficient country living.

The Ideal Homestead ISBN: 0-00000-000-5 Uncover planning tips for The Good Life, your own goals and site preference, permanent plantings, livestock, buildings and more.

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places ISBN: 0-688-11425-3 Find and use delicious wild edible plants for optimum nutrition and better health.

Making Your Small Farm Profitable Apply 25 Guiding Principles/Develop New Crops & New Markets/Maximize Net Profits Per Acre ISBN: 1-58017-161-3 Plan efficiently, buy the right equipment, explore new markets, and make your farm be the best it can be.

Milk-Based Soaps Making Natural, Skin-Nourishing Soap ISBN: 0-88266-984-2 Learn the time-honored secrets of making moisturizing, skin-nourishing soaps with milk!

Mini Farming Self Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre ISBN: 978-1-60239-984-6 Learn how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre and earn $10,000 in cash annually.

The Natural Soap Book Making Herbal and Vegetable-Based Soaps ISBN: 0-88266-888-9 Learn to make herbal and vegetable-based soaps

Nature’s Garden A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants ISBN: 978-0-9766266-1-9 Learn to recognize free groceries—gourmet, organic, super-nutritious wild foods.

The New Woodburner's Handbook A Guide to Safe, Healthy and Efficient Woodburning ISBN: 0-61399-911-8 A guide to safe, healthy and efficient woodburning

The Organic Farming Manual A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Running a Certified Organic Farm ISBN: 978-1-60342-479-0 starting, oranic, farm

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape ISBN: 0-97724-640-X Learn the guiding principles to create a water-harvesting plan specific to your site and needs.

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 2 Water-harvesting Earthworks ISBN: 978-0-9772464-1-0 A how-to guide for harvesting free rainfall, runoff, air conditioning condensate, and greywater within the soil.

The Renewable Energy Handbook A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-grid and Sustainable Living ISBN: 0-97332-330-2 Learn about off-grid energy, including solar, wind, micro-hyrdo and much more from the book recognized as the best in its field.

The Shepherd’s Rug A Braided Wool Rug From Roving ISBN: 0-88196-014-4 Quickly and easily make salable heirloom quality rugs from wool—without special tools or supplies.

Stonework Techniques and Projects ISBN: 0-88266-976-1 A manual that will inform, entertain, and inspire anyone using or working with stone.

Storey's Basic Country Skills A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance ISBN: 1-58017-202-4 Over 150 expert authors contributed their specialized knowledge and experience in creating this large reference guide to living a more independent, satisfying life in the country.

Tan Your Hide! Home Tanning Leathers & Furs ISBN: 0-88266-101-9 Learn to tan your own leather and furs.

Ultimate Guide To Wilderness Living Surviving With Nothing But Your Bare Hands And What You Find In The Woods ISBN: 978-1-56975-650-8 Surviving with nothing but your bare hands and what you find in the woods