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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Sufficient Living

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Sufficient Living

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living
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This book is packed with information.  From food to gardening to shelter and animals, this book touches on so many subjects.  If you want to lead a more self-sufficient existence, this book can guide you.  

It is well laid out with plenty of diagrams and sidebars.  I found the book to be a fast read.  It was easy to read and to understand with great organization.  

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We are full time homesteaders at Pioneer Mountain Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania.   We have a sawmill, produce garden, honeybees, layer hens, laying ducks, pigs, and goats. We provide boat and camper storage to nearby visitors of Raystown Lake and sell firewood and lumber in south central Pennsylvania.  Our journey is to be as self-reliant as we can be; to live as much as we can from the resources we have at hand; to effectively be productive with as minimal environmental impact as possible; to raise food in an organic manner; and to give back to our community through education or demonstration. We are always learning, as well. Life is always an adventure! We enjoy learning from others and seeing what other people are doing as well.  – Bren and Chuck

Pioneer Mountain Homestead
16477 Sharman Lane
James Creek, PA 16657
814-505-6426
"Embracing Everything Farm and Forest"

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The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading by Nicole Faires

The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading by Nicole Faires

The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading
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There is so much information packed into this book that I don’t know where to start.  If you are or are thinking about homesteading, you need this book in your library as a great reference book.  The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading will give you a great appreciation as to everything that goes into homesteading.  The author includes information on power, shelter, gardening, child care, animals, bees, tools, first aid, food preservation, cheese making, and more.  

Included at the end of the book is a dictionary of homesteading terms, reference citations, and an index.  

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Thank you so much for your support!

We are full time homesteaders at Pioneer Mountain Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania.   We have a sawmill, produce garden, honeybees, layer hens, laying ducks, pigs, and goats. We provide boat and camper storage to nearby visitors of Raystown Lake and sell firewood and lumber in south central Pennsylvania.  Our journey is to be as self-reliant as we can be; to live as much as we can from the resources we have at hand; to effectively be productive with as minimal environmental impact as possible; to raise food in an organic manner; and to give back to our community through education or demonstration. We are always learning, as well. Life is always an adventure! We enjoy learning from others and seeing what other people are doing as well.  – Bren and Chuck

Pioneer Mountain Homestead
16477 Sharman Lane
James Creek, PA 16657
814-505-6426
"Embracing Everything Farm and Forest"

Disclosure of Material Connection:  Some of the links in this page or post may be “affiliate links”.  This means that if you click on the link, Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC may receive an affiliate commission at no direct cost to you.   Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC only recommends products or services that the owners, managers, or employees of Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC use or believe will add value to the readers of this website.  This disclosure is made with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Grow Vegetables by Alan Buckingham and Jo Whittingham, Consultant

Grow Vegetables by Alan Buckingham and Jo Whittingham, Consultant

Grow Vegetables by Alan Buckingham
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Grow Vegetables is a great book for anyone wanting to start a garden.  Pictures and explanations are wonderfully done.  This book will help you plan your garden.  It gives ideas on alternative growing areas (like porches or balconies) and lays out when you should plant.  There is also a chapter on herbs and a chapter on diseases and pests.  A good reference book for the gardener.  

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Thank you so much for your support!

We are full time homesteaders at Pioneer Mountain Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania.   We have a sawmill, produce garden, honeybees, layer hens, laying ducks, pigs, and goats. We provide boat and camper storage to nearby visitors of Raystown Lake and sell firewood and lumber in south central Pennsylvania.  Our journey is to be as self-reliant as we can be; to live as much as we can from the resources we have at hand; to effectively be productive with as minimal environmental impact as possible; to raise food in an organic manner; and to give back to our community through education or demonstration. We are always learning, as well. Life is always an adventure! We enjoy learning from others and seeing what other people are doing as well.  – Bren and Chuck

Pioneer Mountain Homestead
16477 Sharman Lane
James Creek, PA 16657
814-505-6426
"Embracing Everything Farm and Forest"

Disclosure of Material Connection:  Some of the links in this page or post may be “affiliate links”.  This means that if you click on the link, Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC may receive an affiliate commission at no direct cost to you.   Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC only recommends products or services that the owners, managers, or employees of Pioneer Mountain Homestead, LLC use or believe will add value to the readers of this website.  This disclosure is made with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”