When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. Readers will learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, readers will find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar power, and from making your own brown sugar to sewing sutures in an emergency situation. With projects for first-time gardeners and hardcore homesteaders alike, there's something for everyone!
Our experience -- Common tools and practices -- Going green -- Home production of products -- Home production of produce -- Harnessing renewable energy -- Alternative fuel production -- Building without killing -- Water harvesting -- Waste management -- Homesteading animals -- Production of proteins -- Food preparation and preservation -- Health and medicine -- Take the plunge.