Our Forefathers' Skills for Today's Home
Practical Lessons in Growing, Mending, Repairing, and Making Household Resources Last

Some of the most useful household knowledge is easiest to understand when someone shows you how it works.This book proposes a practical way to learn, test and pass on skills for growing, mending, maintaining and making better use of everyday resources.Begin with the needs of your own home, choose a manageable task and keep a record of what you learn.Original demonstrations and shared practice sessions turn the idea of inherited knowledge into something you can revisit and improve.The emphasis is on useful skills for present-day life, with modern safety checks and room to recognize when a task needs expert help.