02738cam a2200445 i 4500 1134432033 TxAuBib 20240201120000.0 230810s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781510775701 hbk. 1510775706 hbk. TxAuBib rda eng swe Rydell, Anders, 1982- Heirloom skills : a complete guide to modern homesteading / Anders Rydell & Alva Herdevall ; translated by Ellen Hedstrom ; photographer, Roland Persson. New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2023] 335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Photographer from colophon. "100 ways to embrace simple living"--Cover. "Keeping chickens, raising bees, growing vegetables, flower arranging, food preservation, DIY beauty products, herbal medicine"--Cover. "Originally published in Swedish as Modern Självhushållning by Natur & Kultur"--Colophon. Includes indexes. Preface -- Fresh cut flowers -- Sourdough & baking -- Keeping chickens -- Starting a micro dairy -- Compost & fertilizer -- Bath & beauty -- Gardening -- Drink cabinet classics -- Beekeeping -- Hot drinks -- Storing & prepping -- Cleaning & housekeeping -- Ducks -- Beer & hops -- Winemaking -- Trees & bushes -- Indexes. "100 ways to embrace the simple life, with step-by-step instructions for keeping chickens, growing vegetables, making beer and wine, arranging flowers, soap making, and more! This is a home-management book for the twenty-first century. Alva Herdevall and Anders Rydell combine traditional methods with modern ideas to show that a higher degree of self-sufficiency is possible for everyone. You will learn the secrets of beekeeping, how to grow your own cut flowers, and how to bake a perfect loaf of sourdough. Discover how easy it is to churn butter, make your own yogurt, and raise chickens for meat and eggs. Turn rhubarb stalks into refreshing summer wine, perfect your compost pile, and make decadent and nontoxic skin creams" --Provided by publisher. 20240201. Translated from the Swedish. Self-reliant living. Frontier and pioneer life. Instructional and educational works. Herdevall, Alva,. Hedström, Ellen,. Persson, Roland, 1962- BTCLS