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  • The Half-Acre Homestead

    46 Years of Building & Gardening

    by Lloyd Kahn, Lesley Creed ...
    Discover the benefits and joys of simple living in this coffee-table book that presents the homestead of Lloyd Khan and Lesley Creed.If you’ve ever researched a DIY home-building project, then you’ve probably come across the books of Lloyd Kahn. If you’ve ever been curious about self-sufficient living, The Half-Acre Homestead is for you. Lloyd, the former shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • The Urban Homestead (Expanded & Revised Edition)

    Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City

    by Kelly Coyne, Erik Knutzen ...
    Series series Process Self-reliance Series
    The modern classic of DIY urban self-reliance—grow food, raise chickens, and build a working homestead in the city. The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen is a widely read handbook for city-based self-sufficiency, offering practical guidance on growing food, preserving harvests, reducing household waste, and building small-scale systems for urban living. Written for readers without ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Make Ink

    A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking

    by Jason Logan ...
    "The pigments he concocts from these humble beginnings are as fun to make as they are eye-opening to work with . . . the world never quite looks the same." —MarthaStewart.comA 2018 Best Book of the Year— The GuardianThe Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Advanced Origami

    An Artist's Guide to Performances in Paper: Origami Book with 15 Challenging Projects

    by Michael G. LaFosse ...
    Take your paper folding to an advanced level with this user-friendly origami book.From shimmering hummingbirds to magnificent bats, from a stunning panther mask to graceful sea turtles, Michael G. LaFosse's complex and beautiful origami projects are well known around the world. Focusing on models from nature, Advanced Origami provides unparalleled instruction on how to create master-class level 3D ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Storey's Curious Compendium of Practical and Obscure Skills

    214 Things You Can Actually Learn How to Do

    by How-To Experts at Storey Publishing ...
    Have you ever wondered how to capture a swarm of bees? Predict the weather by the clouds? And just how do you darn a pair of socks, anyway? Anyone curious about the myriad ways people have taught themselves to make, grow, and build things will find everything they’ve ever wondered about in this colorful, inviting volume. With dozens of useful and intriguing visual tutorials selected from Storey’s ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Polymer Clay for Beginners

    Inspiration, Techniques, and Simple Step-by-Step Projects for Making Art with Polymer Clay

    by Emily Chen ...
    Start making beautiful art with this step-by-step guide to making trinkets, animals, plants, and more using this fun, easy, and kiln-free craft.Polymer Clay for Beginners introduces artists, art hobbyists, and polymer clay enthusiasts to the versatile, accessible polymer clay medium. Because polymer clay does not require the use of a kiln and needs only baking in the oven, it is an easy, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Grow a Garden

    Find a Plant for Every Place

    by Frances Tophill ...
    Illustrated by Charlotte Ager ...
    Discover a glorious collection of unique gardens filled with plants from all kinds of environments.Go on an adventure with one of the U.K.'s favorite gardeners, Frances Tophill, through twenty different gardens.Explore everywhere from the vegetable garden to a tropical glass house, and discover the wildlife living in our hedgerows. Learn about more than one hundred kinds of plant, and get your ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide

    How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster, and Master Other Simple Pleasures

    by Sebastian Kaufmann, Alexandra Redgrave ...
    Modern living isn't easy. It often seems to require some know-how our parents didn't pass on, or a special tool. Happily, Kaufmann Mercantile has both, and in this comprehensive field guide, they share their expertise on a huge range of topics, from frying an egg, tying a tie, or brewing coffee to things the inner utilitarian in all of us aspires to do, like splitting wood, building a fire, ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Easy-to-Build Bird Feeders

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-209

    by Mary Twitchell ...
    Series Book 209 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Pest-Proofing Your Garden

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-15

    by Ruth Harley ...
    Series Book 15 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    A no-fuss, practical guide to keeping unwanted animals out of your garden.With clear advice and humane solutions, this 32-page booklet helps you protect your plants and enjoy your harvest without damage from common pests.Learn how to handle:RabbitsGroundhogs or WoodchucksMolesDeerRaccoonsBirdsOpossumsSquirrel... ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Carve: A Simple Guide to Whittling

    by Melanie Abrantes ...
    Whittle a beautiful spoon, comb, pair of dice, and more with this fresh introduction to a folksy craft. Carve modernizes a mindful hobby that people have turned to for generations to help them slow down, relax, and connect with the outdoors. Choose from a dozen projects with bespoke details, all are designed to be useful at home or while camping. And because these objects are small, they require ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions

    by Oscar H. Will, Karen K. Will ...
    Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problemsFueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought. Many of these modern pioneers are cash poor, but rich in energy and creativity. Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD