Do you ever dream of country living? For many who genuinely live a natural lifestyle, it is easy to daydream about homesteading. I have always loved having an extensive garden and raising various animals. While my garden and growing various herbs is about as far as I have ever gotten with my own life, it doesn’t mean that my husband and I aren’t considering buying a house with a bit more land for our dogs and experimenting. Growing up in a farm community, though, we both know it comes with a lot of work, making us both hesitant.
Right now, we can only research and determine where we want to go from here, especially if we move to another state. Luckily, we recently had the opportunity to review a new complimentary book that seemed perfect for our needs – Simply Country Living: Techniques, Recipes, and Wisdom for the Garden, Kitchen, and Beyond. Once our book arrived, we couldn’t wait to share it with everyone!
Simple Country Living: What Is It
Do you dream of having your own sustainable farm or living as naturally as possible? If so, we think you will love Simply Country Living: Techniques, Recipes, and Wisdom for the Garden, Kitchen, and Beyond. Here is what the publisher has to say about his new book.
Answer the calling deep within for a simpler life: plant bountiful gardens, preserve fresh seasonal produce, make your own natural cleaning products, and more.
Join homesteader and founder of Azure Farm, Annette Thurmon, to connect with nature on a deeper level. In Simple Country Living, you’ll find a sampler covering homesteading techniques that can be put to work no matter where you live. Recipes, tips, tricks, and family activities will help you reduce waste, save money, and harness new skills:
- The Natural- and Nature-Inspired Home: Create family traditions around nature, including strawberry and apple picking, natural egg dye, salt dough ornament making, and decorating your home with natural elements, plus some recipes too! Make DIY cleaning sprays, reduce food waste, learn self-sufficient laundry and bathroom tips, and share the bounty with nature-inspired gifts and gatherings.
- Cultivating a Garden: Master the essentials for a healthy garden, including soil health, garden layout, raised beds, choosing your seeds, frost dates, crop rotation, companion planting, compost essentials, and ways to involve the whole family in the garden.
- What to Plant in Your Garden: Decide what to grow based on your climate and preferences, figure out how much to plant, and garden through the seasons. Go further with home orchards or berry patches, and explore the benefits of natural pest control, greenhouses, and animals in the garden. There are also activities for the family inspired by the garden.
- Preserving the Harvest: Learn everything you need to can, freeze, dehydrate, and save seeds—including plenty of recipes, from salsa to fruit spreads. Have the whole family join in and create memories together.
- Mastering the Home Kitchen: Embrace garden-to-table eating with seasonal recipes. Learn how to stock a resilient homestead pantry and find a selection of tried-and-true recipes the whole family will love (and love to cook!).
No matter where you live or what skills you already have, the simple country life can be more than a state of mind. Start growing more, cooking more, and living in rhythm with nature.
Our Thoughts
When it comes to introductory to homesteading books, I have to say that Simply Country Living is one of the best introductory books I have read in years. The book is approachable to those considering homesteading for the first time, talking about the benefits and how it can improve the lives of your entire family. What I truly love about the book is how it doesn’t just focus on your future homestead but how you can incorporate the homestead lifestyle into your current life. The book starts with gardening, crafts, and recipes with a more natural focus. For anyone wanting to explore homesteading and everything it entails, I consider Simply Country Living: Techniques, Recipes, and Wisdom for the Garden, Kitchen, and Beyond a must-read!
Simple Country Living: Where to Purchase
Would you like to purchase this homesteading book for yourself or someone considering this life-changing lifestyle? You can find Simply Country Living: Techniques, Recipes, and Wisdom for the Garden, Kitchen, and Beyond on Amazon.com for under $23 in hardcover or for your preferred Kindle device. Who knew starting your homestead could be so easy?
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About Susan Bewley
Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.