We Recommend: Our Bookshelf
Homesteading & Traditional Living
Homesteading & Traditional Living
Here are our favorite books about all things related to Homesteading and Traditional Living. Many people think that to “homestead” you need 330 acres all off-grid. Not true! Any and every small step you can take to become more self-sufficient and less reliant on global supply chains as your sole means of survival is a step in the right direction, and makes you a Homesteader, no matter where you live!
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Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
Brett L. Markham
Brett L. Markham
Homesteading (A Back to Basics Guide)
Abigail Gehring
Abigail Gehring
The Self-sufficient Live & How to Live It
John Seymour
Renee Dang
Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-scale Permaculture
Toby Hemenway
Jessi Bloom, Dave Boehnlein
Douglas W. Tallamy
The Humanure Handbook (4th Ed.)
Joseph Jenkins
Rink Mann
Sandy Maine
The Natural Soap Making Book For Beginners
Kelly Cable
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
Rolfe Cobleigh
A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity
Wm. S. Copperthwaite
Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100 Mile Diet
Alisa Smith, J.B. MacKinnon
Laura Allen
Laura Allen
Jared Rosenbaum
Max Barnes
Butchering: Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, Pork
Adam Danforth
Kim Flottum
Shawn Baxter