The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers

Many people dream of becoming self-reliant during these times of fluctuating prices and uncertain job security. Using truly simple techniques, you can cultivate the pioneer's independence and strengthen your family's self-reliance as you discover the joy of homegrown food, thrift, and self-sufficient living. Grow your own food and apply other pioneer knowledge to combat the effects of lost wages, harsh weather, economic recession, and commercial contamination and shortages. More titles by Caleb Warnock: "More Forgotten Skills of Self Sufficiency" "Forgotten Skills of Backyard Herbal Healing and Family Health" "Backyard Winter Gardening" "The 100 Percent Natural Food Cookbook" "Stress-Free Vegetable Gardening" "The Art of Baking with Natural Yeast" "Seed Saving" "Trouble's on the Menu" Halftitle Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Special Thanks Preface 1. The Self-Provident Home Garden 2. A Modern Return to Pioneer Seed-Saving 3. Renewing the Pioneer Seed Bank 4. Growing Pure Seed 5. The Pioneer Seed-Saving Solution 6. The Challenge: Extending the Harvest 7. Self-Sufficiency Using Garden Boxes 8. Growing Perennial Vegetables 9. Sweet Self-Reliance: Grapes & Fruit Trees 10. Simple Pioneer Cellaring Solutions 11. Growing Long Keepers 12. Growing Early Vegetables 13. Pioneer Yeast 14. Modern Ideas the Pioneers Would Have Appreciated 15. Perennials: Flowers Are Going to Rise 16. Taking a Second Look at Fresh Eggs 17. What Every Family Should Know When Considering Hen-keeping 18. Solutions for the Backyard Flock 19. “Museum Eggs” 20. Forgotten Recipes Bibliography Index About the Author Back Cover Forgotten skills The self-provident home garden A modern return to pioneer seed-saving Renewing the pioneer seed bank Growing pure seed The pioneer seed-saving solution The challenge: extending the harvest Self-sufficiency using garden boxes Growing perennial vegetables Sweet self-reliance: grapes & fruit trees Simple pioneer cellaring solutions Growing long keeper Growing early vegetables Pioneer yeast Modern ideas the pioneers would have appreciated Perennials: flowers are going to rise Taking a second look at fresh eggs What every family should know when considering hen-keeping Solutions for the backyard flock Museum eggs Forgotten recipes. Using truly simple techniques cultivated by the early Mormon pioneers, the author presents a guide to self-sufficient living with an emphasis on homegrown food