{"product_id":"the-new-american-homestead-9781118024171","title":"The New American Homestead","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn how to live sustainably in the city, the suburbs, or the country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people are cutting back on consumerism and trying to simplify their lives, realizing that the \"\"new way\"\" isn't necessarily the best way. The sustainable living movement goes beyond a desire to protect the environment and practice green living; it's about rediscovering simple survival skills that, in an earlier time, were known and practiced by almost everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New American Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e gives you a wealth of information about homesteading—a lifestyle of simple, agrarian self-sufficiency—from raising chickens, bees, and other animals to gardening in earth-friendly ways to canning, preserving, home brewing, and cheese making. The book does not assume that you have a sizable parcel of land in the country; author John Tullock's techniques can be put to use in virtually any space, even a small urban plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book appeals to anyone who has a yard, courtyard, deck, or porch with room for gardening; wants to spend less money maintaining a household; and desires to reduce his or her carbon footprint through sustainable living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe author emphasizes cultivating foods of all kinds in spaces of one-third of an acre or less, with consideration given to costs, family needs, available space, and the pleasures of the table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes advice for achieving sustainability in other aspects of urban\/suburban life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're dwelling in the country, suburbs, or the city, \u003ci\u003eThe New American Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to live a more sustainable life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John H. Tullock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304953098491,"sku":"9781118024171","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781118024171_1ac0cf5a-cd03-4bae-83d9-b6855242cabe.jpg?v=1772483599","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-new-american-homestead-9781118024171","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}