Publisher:White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-487) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to self-reliance -- Present trends, possible futures -- Supplies and preparations -- Emergency measures for survival -- Water -- Food: growing, foraging, hunting, and storing -- Shelter and buildings -- First aid -- When high-tech medicine fails -- Clothing and textiles -- Energy, heat and power -- Metalworking -- Utensils and storage -- Better living though not-so-modern chemistry -- Engineering, machines and materials -- Making the shift to sustainability.