Self-Sufficient Living

Learn how to manage a homestead, survive off the grid, grow and preserve your own food, and more!

Updated March 13, 2025
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SAS survival handbook : how to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea
Wiseman, John
Paper Book
From basic first aid and campcraft to strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this is the definitive survival guide. Two 16-page color sections. Line art throughout.
To boldly grow : finding joy, adventure, and dinner in your own backyard
Haspel, Tamar
Ebook
When Journalist and self-proclaimed 'crappy gardener' Tamar Haspel and her husband move from Manhattan to two acres on Cape Cod, they decide to adopt a more active approach to their diet: raising chickens, growing tomatoes, even foraging for mushrooms and hunting their own meat. Filled with...
Our little farm adventures in sustainable living
Wohlleben, Peter
Ebook
The growing season : how I built a new life-- and saved an American farm
Frey, Sarah
Ebook
"A gutsy success story" (The New York Times Book Review) about one tenacious woman's journey to escape rural poverty and create a billion-dollar farming business--without ever leaving the land she loves The youngest of her parents' combined twenty-one children,...
The meateater guide to wilderness skills and survival essential wilderness and survival skills for hunters, anglers, hikers, and anyone spending time in the wild
Rinella, Steven.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An indispensable guide to surviving everything from an extended wilderness exploration to a day-long boat trip, with hard-earned advice from the host of Netflix's MeatEater For anyone planning to spend time outside, The MeatEater...
Beekeeping for Dummies
Blackiston, Howland.
Ebook
Your guide to becoming a successful back yard beekeeper Want to find out what all the buzz is about beekeeping? The latest edition of Beekeeping For Dummies gives you the most trusted and up-to-date information on safely keeping your own bees,...

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