 [Larger view] | Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
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 UGH! | |
| I was very disappointed in this book. It does not give practical information on any country skills. It appears to be a compilation of the many great Storey books out there so if your interested in something specific like chickens or goats, just buy Storey's guide to chickens or goats. I learned nothing new from this book. Since it was published in 1999 it would appear they were jumping on the bandwagon for the Y2K hysteria. | |
 The bible (small-b) of rural living | |
| We bought this tome just a few weeks before moving from the city where we'd lived our entire lives to a 20-acre rural country place miles and miles from any city limits. For the first year especially, we kept this book out. You would be astonished at its contents. It describes the pros and cons of water wells, reusing dirt, planning land for gardens and barns, chicken problems, keeping goats, arranging around weather, tanning leather, insect control, tree problems to watch out for and their solutions, energy in places where the lines don't run, getting water from point A to B, storing grains and other foods, and... you NAME IT! This made our lives so much better. We didn't even use all the advice we read simply because one family can only do so much the first year they move into the country for the first time but this book was our comfort book in knowing that if we had problems, we'd find the solutions here. | |
| Super book! | |
| Not only is there a bounty of excellent and easily accessible information in this book but it is enjoyable to read. This book is a good place to start if you're thinking of rural living. |
