{"product_id":"9780865717176","title":"Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eBUILD A LIFESTYLE THAT MONEY CAN’T BUY WITH THESE LOW-COST, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS\u003cbr\u003eTO COMMON HOMESTEADING PROBLEMS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e…all the fun, sweat, and tears needed to live off the land… Newcomers to the world of homesteading have much to gain from reading this book.\u003c\/i\u003e — Shannon Hayes, author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Homemakers and Long Way on a Little\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e…blend the best of modern tools with old-time country skills… abundant inspiration and clever ideas [that] will save any homesteader a great deal of money.\u003c\/i\u003e — Cheryl Long, Editor in Chief, Mother Earth News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life, and with it the kind of true satisfaction that is built, not bought. \u003ci\u003e Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e offers these modern pioneers a fresh set of ideas for achieving independence through sweat equity and the use of unconventional resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly readable and entertaining guide combines traditional knowledge with MacGyver-style ingenuity to create projects that maximize available resources, including:\u003cbr\u003e• Animal management strategies for the yard, garden and field\u003cbr\u003e• Pole building and construction techniques from woodlot materials\u003cbr\u003e• Replacing farm machinery with homemade hand tools and implements\u003cbr\u003e• Leveraging increased self-sufficiency into a home-based business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a dreamer or a doer, \u003ci\u003ePlowing with Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire, challenge and enable you to do more with less (and have fun doing it).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlowing With Pigs \u003ci\u003eshould be on the shelf of everyone who wants to live a more self-reliant lifestyle. \u003c\/i\u003e — Deborah Niemann, author of \u003ci\u003eHomegrown and Handmade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEcothrifty\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOscar H. (Hank) Will III \u003c\/b\u003e is a farmer, scientist and editor-in-chief of Grit Magazine. He has written six books and hundreds of articles on a range of topics including creative homesteading solutions and vintage machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKaren K. Will\u003c\/b\u003e is editor of Heirloom Gardener magazine and contributing editor of Lard: The Lost Art of Cooking with Your Grandmother’s Secret Ingredient. She operates Prairie Turnip Farm with her husband Oscar H. Will III.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022267498736,"sku":"9780865717176","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865717176_p0.jpg?v=1763835364","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865717176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}