The Encyclopedia of Country Living (50th Anniversary Edition)

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD

Discover the 50th anniversary edition of Carla Emery’s trusted guide to homesteading, self-sufficiency, and sustainable living. With more than 900 pages of practical instruction, The Encyclopedia of Country Living helps beginners and experienced homesteaders build the skills to live confidently from the land.

Whether you’re interested in off grid living, small-scale farming, emergency preparedness, or a simpler lifestyle, this comprehensive handbook offers practical answers for everyday self-reliance and survival.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• Plan a garden and grow your own food
 • Can, dry, and preserve your harvest
 • Raise chickens, goats, pigs, and bees
 • Forage for wild foods and tap maple trees
 • Bake bread, mill flour, and make cheese
 • Cook on a wood stove
 • Create natural remedies and skincare products
 • Make organic bug spray
 • Spin wool into yarn
 • Develop essential homesteading and preparedness skills
 • And much more

For more than 50 years, this classic country living reference has helped readers become healthier, safer, and more self-sufficient. Its approachable guidance makes homesteading possible whether you live on a rural property, a suburban lot, or in the city.

Start building a simpler, more independent life today.

Carla Emery lived on a farm in Idaho for more than thirty years as a wife, mother of seven, home-schooler, goat-keeper, garden-grower, writer, and country-living instructor. She wrote and self-published the first editions of The Encyclopedia of Country Living during the early 1970s and also ran her "School of Country Living." Carla sold nearly 90,000 copies of her self-published editions, traveling the country to promote it and appearing on such shows as The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Phil Donahue Show, and Good Morning America, where she demonstrated country-living skills such as goat-milking, bread-making, and butter-churning.

When Sasquatch Books published the 9th Edition of Encyclopedia in 1994, Carla continued to travel the country promoting and selling the book, and teaching the timeless skills of country living. Carla cultivated a large and loyal following across the country. Carla passed away in 2005.

Format: Paperback
Page Count: 928
Trim Size: 8.4 x 10.8 in
ISBN: 9781632172891