The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers

Journalist and gardener Caleb Warnock recovers the nearly lost self-reliance skills once used by Mormon pioneers to feed their families year-round. Drawing on family memoirs, pioneer journals, and his own Utah garden, he shows how anyone can save open-pollinated seed, extend the harvest through winter, cellar produce without electricity, bake with wild yeast, and keep a backyard flock. Warm, practical, and rich in heritage, it makes provident living feel simple, affordable, and rewarding rather than backbreaking.

• Learn the food skills your pioneer ancestors used to eat fresh from the garden 12 months a year
• Not just a gardening book—year-round self-reliance without expensive equipment or huge yards
• Save your own seed and stop buying it every year, the way the pioneers did
• Everything a beginner needs to keep backyard chickens for fresh eggs

Perfect for a home gardener or preparedness-minded family—especially in the Intermountain West—who wants to grow and store food year-round using simple, low-cost traditional methods.