I really want to try to make stuff myself this year, so I had to read up on everything DIY, didn't I? And when it comes to growing your own food, it seems you can't avoid this book, so I gave it a try.In the beginning, I was a bit skeptical if this is the right book for me, because there are many...
DIY goodness! Nice conceptual organization means you get out of the pitfalls of many a how-to book--namely, that their projects just don't grab you, so the book leaves you kind of cold, due to incompatible local-ness. Best read with their funny and info-filled blog, Root Simple. Writers have also...
Ok, because this book does offer some useful information, I'm giving two stars. But the language, the tone, and the overall... er... weirdness of this book was so off-putting that I can't recommend it to anyone. I was first a little freaked out by a blurb about compost reminding the compost-maker...
Fantastic book. Great if you want to go totally hippie or if you just want to do a few things yourself, whether it be make your own shampoo or install a garden drip system. Just lots of great information with zero smugness and lots of humor (directed often at themselves). I also highly recommend ...