Soil: The Incredible Story of What Keeps the Earth, and Us, Healthy by Matthew Evans
$34.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency | Reading Level: very good
'A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival' Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler. What we do to the soil, we do to ourselves. Soil is the unlikely story of our most maligned resource as swashbuckling hero. A saga of bombs, ice ages and c ...Show more
Outdoor Knots by Cliff JACOBSON
$26.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency | Series: Falcon Pocket Guides
Outdoor Knots is the latest in Falcon's popular Pocket Guide series and delivers relevant, expertly curated content in a convenient, travel-ready package. Outdoor skills expert and veteran author Cliff Jacobson provides readers with accessible information on choosing the best knot for the situation, tyi ...Show more
Balanced Beekeeping II - Managing the Top Bar Hive by Philip Chandler
$49.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
If The Barefoot Beekeeper was the harbinger of the 'natural beekeeping' movement, then this is the workshop manual. Together with its companion volume - Balanced Beekeeping I: Building a Top Bar Hive - this book will lead you gently into a fascinating relationship with the most engaging of nature's work ...Show more
Mushroom Foraging and Feasting - Recollections and Recipes from a Lifetime on the Hunt by Victoria Romanoff
$54.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Victoria Romanoff picked her first mushroom--a brown-capped butterpilz or sticky bun--at the age of four, at her family's summer dacha on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Little did she realize that her newfound interest in mushrooming would soon become an essential survival skill, as she and her mother sp ...Show more
Zero Waste - Eliminate Your Trash, Simplify Your Life, and Heal the Earth by Shia Su
$24.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
Easy and Effective Strategies to Jumpstart a Sustainable, Waste-Free Lifestyle We have a worldwide trash epidemic. The average American disposes of 4.4 pounds of garbage per day, and our landfills hold 254 million tons of waste. What if there were a simple--and fun--way for you to make a difference? ...Show more
Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens by MELISSA CAUGHEY
$24.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
Melissa Caughey shares her advice in an engaging way so that kids understand what it means to keep chickens and what kind of housing, food, equipment, and care the chickens will need to thrive. She also includes ideas for lots of creative activities sure to spark enthusiasm and imagination, such as spea ...Show more
The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference by Gail Damerow
$29.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in "The Chicken Encyclopedia", a comprehensive A-to-Z reference volume presented in a friendly, highly illustrated format. Whether it's the difference between wry tail, split tail, and gamy tail; the me ...Show more
Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees by Malcolm T. Sanford
$29.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
Everyone is buzzing about bees! Urban beekeeping is on the rise as swarms of people do their part to help nurture local food systems, make gardens more productive, connect with nature, and rescue honey bee populations from colony collapse disorder. Honey bee hives now grace the White House Lawn, the roo ...Show more
Pure SoapmakingHow to Create Nourishing, Organic Skin Care Soaps by Anne-Marie Faiola
$34.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
A lush, full-color guide to making all-natural soaps using herbs and other organic ingredients, with 32 recipes specially formulated to nourish the skin.
Cabin Lessons by Spike Carlsen
$21.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
Part building guide and part memoir, Cabin Lessons tells the funny, wry, and heart warming story of their eventful journey - from buying land on an eroding cliff to (finally) enjoying the hideaway of their dreams. Learning as they go, and learning about themselves and each other along the way, they find ...Show more
Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms by STEPHEN RUSSELL
$34.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
In this book, beginners will learn the best way to use a mushroom kit, as well as how to maintain the sterile procedures and controlled environment that cultivation requires. Novices and the more experienced will learn how to create grain spawn or sawdust spawn and how to use liquid cultures and fruitin ...Show more
The Backyard Sheep: an Introductory Guide to Keeping Productive Pet Sheep by Sue Weaver
$22.99 AUD
Category: Self-Sufficiency
The Backyard Sheep is the go-to reference for anyone interested in keeping two to a dozen sheep on a small plot of land. Even those with no prior experience will learn how to select the right breed, keep sheep safe and healthy, make them strong dairy and fleece producers and bring out their personalitie ...Show more