8+ Books for Living in the Country
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If you enjoy living in the country or have dreams of the "simple life, then one of the first tasks is to gain as much as much information as possible. When first starting, there is no way to know all of the “things” or more importantly to know what you don’t know. There are lots of great blogs and YouTube shows, but nothing beats a great resource book that you can grab when issues or questions arise. Here are a couple of good books for you:
Our first book purchase was Country Wisdom & Know-How. These are large black & white paperback book that covers so many aspects of living on a hobby farm or homestead from animals to crafts to gardening. In addition to the first book, there are lots of other great books in this series that go info more detail about specialty areas.
Another series that is filled with valuable information and has specialty books geared toward specific needs is the Backyard Homestead series. With specific information about farm animals to building projects to calendars, it is a great way to gain need information about starting a homestead.
Storey’s Guide to Raising is a 14 book series with each book focusing on a specific animal or group. Books in the series are:
Raising Horses
Raising Sheep
Training Horses
Raising Pigs
Raising Beef Cattle
Raising Rabbits
Keeping Honey Bees
Raising Dairy Goats
Raising Chickens
Raising Turkeys
Raising Miniature Livestock
Raising Poultry
Raising Ducks
Raising Meat Goats
For those wanting more information about starting a self-sufficient lifestyle on a woodland, this is a book for you. Learn more about where to place your homestead, tools you need, gathering food, and more.
This book is the original guide to herbs & healing, natural living, and holistic health.
Ball is the expert for canning food and preserving. With updated safety standards, this book is the standard for safely preserving the food from your garden.
If using hand tools and doing repairs isn’t in you skill-set, then this book is a good beginner guide to home repairs for plumbing, electrical, and more.
This book is a quick reference guide to growing and harvesting fruit at home. Covering shrubs and trees, it has a wide range of information for successfully having a fruit orchard.
(Updated 2020)