More Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency

Caleb Warnock argues that stockpiling freeze-dried food isn't self-reliance—eating fresh from your own backyard 365 days a year is. This follow-up to his popular Forgotten Skills books covers winter and raised-bed gardening, rainwater collection, bartering and dickering, wild edible vegetables, self-seeding crops, seed-saving, and dozens of no-nonsense money-saving household tips. Warm, funny, and defiantly frugal, it's a hands-on manual for families who want to trade grocery-store dependence for homegrown independence.

• Stop being a 'prepper'—the freeze-dried bucket in your garage proves you'll never eat it; learn to eat fresh 365 days a year instead.
• From the popular Forgotten Skills series: dozens of new hands-on skills for real self-reliance.
• Slash your grocery and household bills with tested tips—homemade laundry soap for 1.3 cents a load, razors that last two years, toothpaste for pennies.
• Grow rare heirloom and cold-hardy vegetables the pioneers knew—and save the seed forever.

Perfect for a frugal, hands-on family gardener in a cold or arid climate who wants to eat homegrown food year-round and slash grocery bills without relying on chemicals or expensive prepper stockpiles.