{"product_id":"traditional-crafts-and-skills-from-the-country","title":"Traditional Crafts and Skills from the Country","description":"Time-honored practices for a more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyle.\n\nEver have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or start your own compost pile? If any of these ideas sound appealing, this is the book for you.\n\nA growing number of people are intrigued by the \"homesteader\" experience and the idea of doing things themselves, whether they own a big spread in the wilderness or live on a small plot of land in the suburbs. Traditional Crafts and Skills from the Country presents the practical information necessary to become more self-reliant at home, pick up a new hobby, or even learn a skill that may provide a secondary income.\n\nThe authors' crafts and skills include: beekeeping; raising sheep and goats; starting seeds; composting; felling trees; building split-rail fences; making soap and candles; drying and preserving foods; laying stone; making butter and cheese; reading the weather; and much more.\n\nFrom raising livestock to woodcrafting, from the garden to the kitchen, Monte and Joan Burch have a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to country wisdom that is sure to win over even the most die-hard city dweller.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1493061984\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1493061984.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Burch, Monte|Burch, Joan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41397063352378,"sku":"DBV.1493061984.G","price":7.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1493061984-0.jpg?v=1778088417","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/traditional-crafts-and-skills-from-the-country","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}