What is your favorite homesteading book

[Chuck]

Mines is probably Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living. No matter what subject you are looking for she will have it. From home life to livestock and gardening to preserving the harvest Carla will have something to say about it. Some topics will be more detailed that others, but they will get you started in the right direction.#nosmileys

[woodsman]

Anything by Bradford Angier will contain a wealth of information, but Wilderness Wife and the master backwoodsman are especialy good. The Cold Man Cometh by Bob Durr is practialy imposible to put down.

[Terri]

"Three against the Wilderness" by Collier, and "Bees are my Business" by Whitcombe.

Both men started with nothing but a really unusual dream, and ended up building something really impressive for themselves and their families.

[Freeholdfarm]

I have, and use, Carla Emery's book. But I think the one I go to for inspiration more than any other is Joel Salatin's You Can Farm.

Kathleen

[Kristianna]

The only one I own is _Back to Basics_

A friend of mine that is Homesteading with her family in TN got hold of a copy for me and sent it to me. She swears by this book. I've read a bit of it and it seems that much of the information is still quite useful.

I have checked out many books from on homesteading from the library, but can't recall the names - I like having one at my fingertips, though.

[whuts]

I agree with all especially Kristianna mentioning the Back to Basics it contains ample knowledge written in the way that sort of a book should be written. In laymans terms.

[whuts]

what does Cheechako underneath my as well as woodsmans name mean or symbolize?

[Jenny]

Cheechako is what long time Alaskans call folks who are new here. We wanted to use Alaskan sort of names to designate how long folks have been around this forum. It's based on the number of posts you make. So, keep talking

[woodsman]

I've found a couple of good books in the last year. "Country wisdom and Know how" is an exelent book it covers everthing you could imagine, gardening, raising animals, cooking, construction and even home remedies. Another good book is the "Alaskan Log Home Construction manual" It shows how to build a cabin from the ground up using modern insulation and matirials in a classic log home.

[smwon]

I have a few favorite homesteading books... well I would call them such. My most favorites are by John Seymour... "The Self-Sufficient Gardener" and "Farming for Self-Sufficiency" Of course any place with really cold winters would have to adjust the ideas and notions a bit. I also like John Jeaven's (sp?) "How to Grow More Vegetables"... then some more gardening books like "Square Foot Gardening". John Seymour also has a really wonderful book called "The forgotten Arts and Crafts" And his new edition that combines "The Self-Sufficient Gardener" and "Farming for Self-Sufficiency"... seems it is called "The Self-Sufficient Life" but not real sure about that. Oh ya and I have "Back To Basics" also...

[longrider]

i am a big fan of how to books. the whole Foxfire series (12 bks)is wonderful even though it is a lower Appalachia focussed lifestyle. and the Pioneer Homesteding series (5bks) is just unequalled in the amount of information it presents. Carla Emery's book is a must have too.

Back to Basic: Readers Digest Pub.
Five Acres and Independence: Kains
The Good Life: Nearing
Backyard Livestock: S. Thomas
Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game:W. Eastman
Putting Food By: Greene, Hertzberg, Vaughn
How to Live on Almost Nothing and Have Plenty: Chadwick
100 Greatest Garden Ideas: J. Cox
Balls Blue Book of Preserving
Plant Propagation:Toogood
Cottage Water Systems: M. Burns
Basic Country Skills: Storeys
The Vegetable Gardeners Bible: Smith
The Residential Hydro Power Book:K. Ritter
Cabins: D. Stiles
Log Cabin Classics:Obomsawin
Creative Country Construction: R. Inwood
How to Build your Dream Cabin: Fears
From Log to Log House:Hakansson ***best book***
Building the Alaska Log Home: T. Walker ***Bestest Book***
Complete Guide to Building Log Homes: M. Burch
The Log Cabin:Mcdougal
Food Storage for the Clueless
How to survive without a salary
Backyard Market Gardening
Practical Water Power
The Self-Relient Homestead
Battery Book for you P.V. Home
Wildgame Cookery: Carol Vance
The Have More Plan: Ed Robinson
Small Engine Care & Repair: Briggs and Stratton

One Man's Wilderness: Sam Keith (Dick Proenneke)
Arctic Homestead: Norma Cobb
Indian Creek Chronicals
Final Frontiersman
Island Within:Ronelson
Two in the Far North
The Stars, The Moon, The Fire: John Haines
Arctic Daughter: Jean Aspen
Wilderness Mother: D. Kanatski

I also rely on catalogs to get things, like:
Backwoods Solar Electric Sys. www.backwoodssolar.com
Ben Meadow's www.benmeadows.com
Baileys www.baileys-online.com
Nasco www.enasco.com/farmandranch
cabelas www.cabelas.com
lodge www.lodgemfg.com
brigade www.actiongear.com