Tag Archives: Homesteader Books
The Old ontario Cookbook
Collected, adapted and tested by Muriel Breckenridge (Published 1976) Some of the things I love about this book is that it covers subjects like A Glimpse of old Ontario, its homes and its food, its a baby history of who … Continue reading
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
of New England and Eastern Canada by David L Spahr This is a wonderful photgraphic guidebook to finding and using key species, I am a mushroom fan, and I buy a fair number of mushrooms for fresh use, as well … Continue reading
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Ripe by Arthur Allen
The Search for the Perfect Tomato Now I know that someone somewhere just went, huh, that’s not a homesteading book and on the face of it, you might be right.. but Homesteading is about having many many toes in different … Continue reading
Edible Wild Plants Book Review
Peterson Field Guide Of Eastern and Central North America. by Lee Allen Peterson I love this book, its small enough to be taken into the field with you, its details are really good, but there are two things about this … Continue reading
Complete Book of Breads-Bernard Clayton
I don’t shop at Chapters often, and when I do, I tend to shop the very much reduced tables, but my momma had told me about a certain book in the cooking section and asked if I might be interested … Continue reading
Gardening when it counts by Steve Solomon
Ok, while I had every plan of at some point reviewing this book, as I want to talk about some of things in it in the coming next post, it only seems fitting to give my thoughts on this book.. (I … Continue reading
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
This is a nice big and heavy book, I have the revised second Edition, and I would love to tell you that I use this book lots but I don’t.. I love to read it, I really like to read … Continue reading
Book Review:101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Peirs Warren
This is a little softcover book, but its worth its weight in Gold (well maybe not with the cost of gold these days, but Silver for sure). I started out using Stringing Nettles in the spring as one of the … Continue reading
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Canning Book’s
Left, would be Strawberry Jam made with both our homegrown Strawberries an wild picked alpine strawberries, and on the right, Gooseberry Jelly, we are up to eight Gooseberry plants, they not only provide wonderful product but they along with … Continue reading
Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit- An Illustrated Encyclopedia
This is my first book review, and its by Matthew Biggs, Jekka Mcvicar an Bob Flowerdew, published by Firefly. We call it the bible, and its big and heavy and stuffed full of good info, I was sitting here looking … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 