Litsy

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide | John Seymour

#CoverStories #Barn Spin wool , make cheese, make bricks ,cure bacon! My grandparents could make almost everything, I have always been interested in the old folkways. If we keep going the dystopian way we all may need books like this !

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sarahbarnes I‘ve always been interested too. And agreed. 1w

Eggs I can totally relate - my parents were born in 1910 and 1913, and were old-school self-sufficient! 1w

Leftcoastzen @Eggs people didn‘t have much of a choice back then , no money to pay for it even if you could find people to do it 1w

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Eggs @Leftcoastzen I used to make soap, candles, bread, yogurt, clothing, slipper socks, scarves, quilts, grow gardens, can/preserve and more. But it‘s really rough on the hands and wrists!!! 1w

Leftcoastzen @Eggs Wow , that‘s amazing ! Also, that‘s why people got worn out at a younger age . There wasn‘t alternatives . I helped my grandmother can , and we made butter together in a large jar size churn . Even she said , bread takes too much time ! I‘ll just buy it at the grocery store. Once it was readily available!😁 (edited) 1w

Eggs @Leftcoastzen Awesome 👏🏻 7d

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Chelseabillups30

Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World | David W. Orr

"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”

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RowReads1

Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival | Daniel Jaffee

The debut of fair-trade-certified coffee in the United States in 1999 was an important event. After years of growth, fair-trade-sales in Europe had begun to stagnant and in some cases even decline. The United States consumes an astounding one-fifth of the world‘s coffee—more than any other nation-making coffee the country‘s single most valuable food import. ☕️

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Lcsmcat

Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet | Alisa Smith, J B MacKinnon

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I enjoyed this take on local eating that shows how, even in a small apartment in a northern climate, one can eat locally. I loved the personal insights and farmer portraits. And it made me hungry, which is the best thing I can say about a food book. 😂 Picture is part of our haul from this week‘s farmers market. It‘s winter squash season!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎃🧡🎃 6mo

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Eggs

The Wrong Way Home | Kate O'Shaughnessy

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Fern and her mom live at a sustainable farm in upstate NY, with a leader named “Dr Ben”, a stern ruler. It‘s the only home she can remember bc she was little when they moved there. When Mom absconds with her and drives to a California beach town saying that Ben is dangerous, Fern is furious and makes it her mission to get back “home”…

So heartful and well written🩵🩵

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Eggs @DieAReader Love the new profile photo🩷 8mo

DieAReader @Eggs ☺️Thanks so much Sherri!!❤️‍🔥 8mo

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Bethanyroe

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle | Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp

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I cannot say enough good about this book. So charming, so fun, so narrative, so warm, inviting and yet it challenges you as well. I look forward to coming back to this one!

marleed Same. I usually keep my 5* reads because it‘s such a fun collection to peruse and reconsider. But I gave this book away because I knew a perfect reader for it. Food prep isn‘t among my favorite pastimes so I‘d suck at sourcing local foods but I think about it often - particularly when I peel a banana. 9mo

Bethanyroe Haha! That‘s perfect!!! 9mo

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BookDadGirlDad

Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition | Wayne Lewis, Jeff Lowenfels

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A great introduction into a rapidly expanding field of research and application. Who knew that plants NEEDED bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protozoa to thrive? Time to set aside all the dangerous chemicals and team up with the soil food web. Nobody ever fertilized an old growth forest.s

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BookDadGirlDad

Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition | Wayne Lewis, Jeff Lowenfels