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Ever have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or start your own compost pile? If any of these ideas are appealing, this is the book for you.
The success of PBS's Frontier House television series suggests that more and more people are intrigued by the "homesteader" experience and the idea of doing things themselves, even if they live on a small plot of land in a suburban neighborhood. OLD-TIME COUNTRY CRAFTS AND SKILLS presents the practical information necessary to become more self-reliant at home, start a new hobby, or even learn a skill that may provide a secondary income.

The Burches' crafts and skills include:
· Beekeeping
· Raising sheep and goats
· Starting seeds
· Composting
· Felling trees
· Building split-rail fences
· Making soap and candles
· Drying foods
· Laying stone
· Making butter and cottage cheese
· Reading the weather
· And much more

From raising livestock to woodcrafting, from the garden to the kitchen, the Burches' fresh and easy-to-follow approach to country wisdom is sure to win over even the most die-hard city dweller.

MONTE BURCH has been writing about the outdoors for four decades, and is the author of thousands of magazine articles and more than fifty books--including Field Dressing and Butchering Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Wild Turkeys (page 185); Field Dressing and Butchering Deer (page 185); Field Dressing and Butchering Rabbits, Squirrels, and Other Small Game (page 185); and Solving Squirrel Problems (page 19). JOAN BURCH, born a city girl, first joined her husband on his family's farm, even performing butchering chores. She and Monte have lived the country life together for over thirty years. They live in Humansville, Missouri.