{"product_id":"9781626369221","title":"The Back to Basics Handbook: A Guide to Buying and Working Land, Raising Livestock, Enjoying Your Harvest, Household Skills and Crafts, and More","description":"Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in  the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently  useful, full-color guide. With hundreds of projects, step-by-step  sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Back to Basics  Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments,  graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and  make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The  truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or  an adobe brick homestead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—  even if you live in a city apartment you will find your imagination  sparked, and there’s no reason why you can’t, for example, make a  loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned  fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this  is the ultimate concise guide to voluntary simplicity.","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136003981552,"sku":"9781626369221","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626369221_p0.jpg?v=1763868276","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626369221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}