Slow down, save money, and simplify your life with these traditional methods

Are you longing for a less frantic, more meaningful lifestyle? This friendly guide is packed with the time-tested skills and wisdom that have helped generations live simpler and more self-reliant lives. Whether you want to grow your own food, spend more time outdoors, or take a natural approach to health, this resource has everything you need to get back to the basics!

• Cook a down-home meal — from cast-iron cooking and canning to drying fruits and outdoor cooking, get the skills you need to succeed in the kitchen

• Get crafty — discover the joy of knitting, hand sewing, candle making, quilting, and more

• Enjoy the fruits of your labor — grow and care for a bountiful, edible garden featuring vegetables, herbs, and fruit

• Explore the great outdoors — learn basic camping and survival skills and take part in activities the whole family will enjoy

• Raise your own farm animals — buy, house, and care for livestock and keep them as laborers, food sources, or pets

• Discover natural foods and remedies — live healthier as you make your own teas, tinctures, salves, and more

Open the book and find:

• Delicious recipes for homestyle meals

• Tips on pickling and preserving foods

• Instruction on shearing animals and preparing fiber

• An introduction to growing your own food

• A field guide to identifying, catching, and preparing freshwater fish

• Outdoor fun for adults and kids

• The basics of beekeeping

• An A-to-Z guide to common herbs

• Home remedies for common ailments

Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including:
* Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling, and outdoor cooking, among other topics)
* Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and producing wool, knitting, hand sewing, patchwork and quilting, candle making)
* Kitchen Gardening (growing and caring for vegetables, herbs, and fruit)
* Outdoor Skills (camp skills, fishing, navigation, outdoor family fun)
* Raising Farm Animals (buying, housing, and raising animals, beekeeping)
* Natural Health (herbal remedies, an encyclopedia of herbs, and healing foods)