Publisher's Synopsis
"This is an update of the #1 best-selling title on the Sasquatch Books list with an incredible backlist rate of sale that shows this book's ability to constantly appeal to new audiences. The Encyclopedia of Country Living is the original manual of basic skills and country wisdom for living on the land--whether it's a farm or homestead, suburb or city. Continually updated since its inception in 1969, the 50th Anniversary Edition is complete with updated resource and contact information. Includes: The Encyclopedia of Country Living has sold 359,000 copies since 1994; more than 700,000 in its lifetime; Current and updated mail/web order information throughout the book; Consistent bestseller status at Amazon (#1 Reference/Encyclopedias/Gardening; #1 in Reference/Encyclopedias/Cooking); Consistently, one of Sasquatch Books's strongest backlist titles; After 50 years in print, this book has stood the test of time! ""For the suburbanite with just enough space for a little garden to the die-hard homesteaders and everyone in between, The Encyclopedia of Country Living makes for both fascinating reading and a truly essential reference source. You won't find a more complete source of step-by-step information about growing, processing, cooking and preserving every kind of food--from the garden, the orchard, the field or the barnyard!"" --Rodale Book Club ""If you're dreaming about moving ""back to the land"" someday, or if you're already there and want to live more self-sufficiently (wherever you may be) you'll want a copy of ... The Encyclopedia of Country Living."" --Organic Gardening ""This book is a monument to the coevolution of a person and an idea. As folk literature. . . this book should be shelved in your collection between the Foxfire books and Alicia Bay Lau-rel's Living on Earth."" --Whole Earth catalog"
