Prizes from Back 40 Books!
Back in December I was won a blog giveaway over at Farmgirl Fare. The prize was a $100 shopping spree at Back 40 Books. Back 40 Books is an excellent resource for any one interested in self-sufficient living and sustainability. I highly recommend that you pay their website a visit!
After reading countless book descriptions and swooning over nearly every one, these are the titles that I chose:
Root Cellaring - I've started reading this one, and already I'm intrigued. I had one of those duh moments when I read that root cellaring is not only great for putting food away for the winter, it also saves energy by not relying on electricity to can or freeze.
Making and Using Dried Foods - Another duh, AHA moment, you can re-hydrate almost anything with boiling water. Like eggplant for casseroles, and apples for pies.
The Forager's Harvest - I'm still scared that I'm going to poison myself foraging, but I thought that this book was a good place to start.
Making Wild Wines and Meads - I can't wait to have adventures in wine-making with my sister! I'm already saving bottles!
Home Cheesemaking - I bought Ricki Carroll's cheesemaking kit after I took a class on the topic. The kit comes with a small booklet outlining how to make mozzarella and ricotta. Home Cheesemaking is a more comprehensive book, by Carroll, on how to make a slew of different cheeses. A good pick for the future.
The Whole Grain Cookbook - Diet, meet grains. Enough said.
Keeping the Harvest - This is a nice general preservation book.
(not pictured) Pickles and Relishes - I let my mum pick a title, so this has gone to live at her house for the moment. However, I'll have to borrow it back! There is a recipe for mint flavored freezer pickles that looks too good not to try!
I have so much reading to do!
Many thanks go to the generous people at Back 40 Books and Susan at Farmgirl Fare. I definitely have not been able to splurge on myself as of late, so receiving this prize was a bit like Christmas. Thank you so much!
After reading countless book descriptions and swooning over nearly every one, these are the titles that I chose:
Root Cellaring - I've started reading this one, and already I'm intrigued. I had one of those duh moments when I read that root cellaring is not only great for putting food away for the winter, it also saves energy by not relying on electricity to can or freeze.
Making and Using Dried Foods - Another duh, AHA moment, you can re-hydrate almost anything with boiling water. Like eggplant for casseroles, and apples for pies.
The Forager's Harvest - I'm still scared that I'm going to poison myself foraging, but I thought that this book was a good place to start.
Making Wild Wines and Meads - I can't wait to have adventures in wine-making with my sister! I'm already saving bottles!
Home Cheesemaking - I bought Ricki Carroll's cheesemaking kit after I took a class on the topic. The kit comes with a small booklet outlining how to make mozzarella and ricotta. Home Cheesemaking is a more comprehensive book, by Carroll, on how to make a slew of different cheeses. A good pick for the future.
The Whole Grain Cookbook - Diet, meet grains. Enough said.
Keeping the Harvest - This is a nice general preservation book.
(not pictured) Pickles and Relishes - I let my mum pick a title, so this has gone to live at her house for the moment. However, I'll have to borrow it back! There is a recipe for mint flavored freezer pickles that looks too good not to try!
I have so much reading to do!
Many thanks go to the generous people at Back 40 Books and Susan at Farmgirl Fare. I definitely have not been able to splurge on myself as of late, so receiving this prize was a bit like Christmas. Thank you so much!
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posted by Geek+Nerd at 6:00 AM
2 Comments:
What a great giveaway and so many good books!
Awesome! Thanks for the link. The Root Cellaring book might be exactly what we need, as we're planning on becoming even more self-sufficient due to the economy.
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