The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition
🌱 Grow, Preserve & Cook Your Own Food From Scratch
🐔 Raise Chickens, Goats & Livestock With Confidence
🏡 900+ Pages Of Self-Sufficiency Skills In One Book
🛡️ Keep Your Family Fed & Prepared No Matter What
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“We bought five acres last spring with zero farming experience. This book has been our bible. It walked us through our first garden, our first flock of laying hens, and our first batch of canned tomatoes. Every time we hit a wall, the answer is in here.”
“I live in the suburbs and figured this wasn’t for me. I was wrong. I’ve turned half my backyard into a vegetable garden, started baking all our bread, and stocked a real pantry. My grocery bill is noticeably lower and my kids love helping.”
“When a winter storm knocked our power out for four days, I was the calm one. Everything I’d learned from this book about food storage, wood heat, and cooking without electricity suddenly mattered. Worth every penny for that week alone.”
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Is this useful if I don’t live on a farm?
Is this useful if I don’t live on a farm?
Absolutely. Whether you have acreage, a suburban backyard, or a city balcony, the book shows you how to grow, preserve, and make more of your own food wherever you live. Many readers start with a small garden and a pantry and build from there.
I’m a total beginner. Will this overwhelm me?
I’m a total beginner. Will this overwhelm me?
Not at all. Carla Emery writes in a warm, conversational voice, as if a knowledgeable neighbour were teaching you. Skills are explained step by step in plain language, so you can start with one project and grow at your own pace.
Can’t I just find all this information online for free?
Can’t I just find all this information online for free?
You can spend hours piecing together conflicting advice, or you can have one trusted, organised reference that works with no internet, no signal, and no power. It has been refined for over 50 years and is relied on by more than a million readers.
What topics does it actually cover?
What topics does it actually cover?
Nearly everything country living involves: vegetable gardening, growing grains, canning and food storage, baking bread, making cheese, raising poultry and livestock, foraging, beekeeping, soap making, and much more, all in a single 900+ page volume.
Is this a good gift?
Is this a good gift?
It’s one of the most-loved gifts for gardeners, homesteaders, preppers, and new landowners. It’s the kind of book that becomes a family reference passed down for generations, not one that gets read once and shelved.
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"We Went From City Renters To Raising Our Own Food"
Two years ago we couldn’t keep a houseplant alive. Now we have a full garden, a dozen hens, and a pantry of jars we canned ourselves. Whenever we got stuck, we opened this book and found exactly what we needed.
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"I Finally Feel Ready For Whatever Comes"
I used to worry about empty shelves and power outages. This book taught me how to store food properly, cook without electricity, and rely on my own skills. That worry is gone and I feel genuinely prepared.
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"The Only Homesteading Book I Actually Need"
I’d bought half a dozen homesteading books and kept going back to the internet anyway. This one replaced all of them. Bread, cheese, goats, the garden — it’s all in here, explained like a friend sitting at your kitchen table.
Live Off The Land — Even If You’re Starting From Zero
From planting your first seeds to milking your first goat, this is the complete guide to self-sufficient living, refined over 50 years and trusted by more than a million readers.
Feed Your Family From Your Own Backyard
Grow vegetables, bake bread, make cheese, and preserve your harvest so you can put food on the table you raised with your own hands, and spend less at the grocery store.
Become The Self-Reliant One Your Family Counts On
When the power goes out or the shelves run empty, you’ll know what to do. Build real skills and real confidence that no emergency can take away.