Litsy

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide | John Seymour

#CoverStories #Barn Spin wool , make cheese, make bricks ,cure bacon! My grandparents could make almost everything, I have always been interested in the old folkways. If we keep going the dystopian way we all may need books like this !

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sarahbarnes I‘ve always been interested too. And agreed. 1w

Eggs I can totally relate - my parents were born in 1910 and 1913, and were old-school self-sufficient! 1w

Leftcoastzen @Eggs people didn‘t have much of a choice back then , no money to pay for it even if you could find people to do it 1w

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Eggs @Leftcoastzen I used to make soap, candles, bread, yogurt, clothing, slipper socks, scarves, quilts, grow gardens, can/preserve and more. But it‘s really rough on the hands and wrists!!! 7d

Leftcoastzen @Eggs Wow , that‘s amazing ! Also, that‘s why people got worn out at a younger age . There wasn‘t alternatives . I helped my grandmother can , and we made butter together in a large jar size churn . Even she said , bread takes too much time ! I‘ll just buy it at the grocery store. Once it was readily available!😁 (edited) 7d

Eggs @Leftcoastzen Awesome 👏🏻 6d

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Smarkies

Our Farm: A Year in the Life of a Smallholding | Rosie Boycott

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A memoir-ish book about becoming a small time farmer as well as the implications of having a supermarket chain in your small town.
Generally enjoyed the tone of this though it was a bit choppy at points.

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Bookwormjillk

Dirt to Soil: One Family�s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture | Gabe Brown

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Every year I try to read a book set in each US state and sometimes I end up with some strange reading material. Some of this book about regenerative farming in North Dakota went over my head, but some parts were actually very interesting. I don‘t think I‘ll ever own a farm but if I do this is definitely the way I would go.

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Lcsmcat

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer | Novella Carpenter

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I loved this memoire of growing and raising your own food. I never had any delusions of it being easy (enforced child labor in my mother‘s garden) and I‘m happy for someone to slaughter and butcher the meat I eat, I want to know where my food comes from. I love how generous she was with her food, even after someone stole her one and only watermelon. And the way the neighbors came together, all different cultures and backgrounds bonding over food.

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RowReads1

Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival | Daniel Jaffee

The debut of fair-trade-certified coffee in the United States in 1999 was an important event. After years of growth, fair-trade-sales in Europe had begun to stagnant and in some cases even decline. The United States consumes an astounding one-fifth of the world‘s coffee—more than any other nation-making coffee the country‘s single most valuable food import. ☕️

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vharat

The Life of Plants in a Changing Environment | RISHIKESH UPADHYAY

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Non-heritable modifications in morphological, physiological or biochemical characteristics tend to reduce or decrease growth and productivity, and sometimes lead to death.
Read in details at - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Plants-Changing-Environment-ebook/dp/B0B7P6YG1N

bookandbedandtea

Apples | Frank Browning

#FallJamboreeDoodles #CaramelApple (except i did candied apples 🤭)
@Catsandbooks #litsycrafters

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 6mo

Catsandbooks Tasty! 🍎 6mo

AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 6mo

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BookDadGirlDad

The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer | Joel Salatin

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The title of lunatic farmer is one Mr. Salatin wears proudly. This book lays out his philosophy of farming. In hip language, he is old-school. His ways, though modernized, hearken to the days before modern fees lots and industrial farms. It's following nature's patterns. I enjoyed this book immensely. The only nit-pick is that it could use some pro editing. That is easily ignored. Excellent and fun read.

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