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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 12 2006 : 11:37:12 AM
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I am very very interested in compiling a list of books for a home library. I would like to compose a list of really truly helpful, functional books for homemaking/housekeeping.
Things I would look for are really good FarmGirl books, teaching cookbooks, books on how to live on a budget, books about child rearing, books about house cleaning and maybe a few titles on other areas (i.e. medical, nutrition, health, etc.).
My suggestion for one book would be Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson, it's an
excellent resource guide (she now has one on Laundry, also very good).
I am interested in what everyone uses. If you know of a list already, by all means I would be interested (no sense in reinventing the wheel). 
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2006 : 2:13:26 PM
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For general house and car repair, I really like the "Dare to Repair" books - they are a bit girly in the titles, but the information in the books has never let me down!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Apr 12 2006 : 4:40:53 PM
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Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living is a must have...so are the Tightwad Gazette books..there are three. I have a book called Superwoman that I love too...very practical.
Gosh...I have a zillion books..I will for sure be adding more when I think a little while.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Alaska farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
dorothy
skagway
Alaska
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2006 : 10:09:27 PM
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| Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal,TheJoy of Cooking(boring but informational)! |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2006 : 08:30:18 AM
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Hey farmgirls, Kate here...since we are planning a move to the country, I wanted to get more info from you gals on good books to have.
I would like a good home library that covers alot of different subjects on self-sufficient, natural living:
Home care/repair
Canning
Sewing
Gardening, organic of course
Herbal health care
Animal care
Foraging/wild harvest
Hunting/preserving meats
Solar energy/water saving etc.
Soap making
Post your favorites, let's make an awesome list
Here's my two cents
Living the Good Life by Helen and Scott Nearing
The Fanny Farmer Cookbook
love
Kate |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2006 : 09:54:34 AM
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MaryJane's book
Herbal Homekeeping by Sandy Maine
Mother Earth News, Countryside and Small Stock Journal (I know these are magazines but have the best articles)
I choose faith not fear.
Lotion bars, linen water & more in my online shop! http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2006 : 10:05:19 AM
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I just purchased the "Country Wisdom and Know How" gracious is it a good book. Lots of info on everything from raising chickens to butchering rabits, to making your own candles, caning a chair, growing herbs and so much more..even how to make dog food for your pets!
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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lawsec03
True Blue Farmgirl
112 Posts
Melissa
Richmond
KY
USA
112 Posts |
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
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Posted - Oct 29 2006 : 09:05:33 AM
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Some of the reference books in my own library are Rodale's How to Grow Vegetables & Fruits by the Organic Method; La Rousse Gastronomique; The Green Pharmacy; Our Bodies, Ourselves; and Stocking Up III.
http://apartmentfarm.wordpress.com |
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JenniferJuniper
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Jennifer
New Hampshire
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2006 : 11:44:09 AM
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| I rely on the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, the Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual, and Auto Repair for Dummies. |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2006 : 04:49:32 AM
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Reader's Digest has a number of good books about gardening, needlework, homesteading, and so on. They are excellent summaries of the topics involved and actually have enough information to get you started. You may want more detail later, but I highly recommend them for topic surveys.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2006 : 07:31:09 AM
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Books, books, books, how I love em. A good reference health book is 'Prescription for Nutritional Healing'. And reading any Scott and/or Helen Nearing book puts life in perspective again.
Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!. |
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