{"product_id":"back-to-basics-9781629143699","title":"Back to Basics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-colour guide. Countless readers have turned to \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—even if you live in a city apartment, you will find your imagination sparked, and there's no reason why you can't, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362520645868,"sku":"9781629143699","price":67.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/770273482768.jpg?v=1772887345","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/back-to-basics-9781629143699","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}