The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency - John Seymour

The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is



the only book that teaches all the skills



needed to live independently in harmony with



the land harnessing natural forms of energy,



raising crops and keeping livestock,



preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine,



basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more.





Howto

plough a field sow wheat plant corn make hay

malt barley rotate crops grow vegetables

harness a horse milk a cow slaughter an ox

shear a sheep pluck a chicken cure a ham

salt beef brew beer make wine bake bread

churn butter press cheese pickle onions

prune trees can fruit dry herbs keep bees

track game set a snare bait a hook

skin a rabbit fillet a fish tan a hide

sink a well build a barn mend a wall

fire bricks dress stone split wood spin flax

coil pots weave a basket thatch a roof

construct an oven deep freeze store produce

make fuel generate light harness the wind

collect the rain trap the sun turn the soil

follow the seasons respect the land

reap the harvest waste nothing stay healthy

live well