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Do You Have The Skills To Live In A Post Technology World?
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Rev Woo-Woo |
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Not simply skills to survive but also, skills to thrive.
I’ve always had a passion for learning how to do/make things from scratch. I don’t just want to know how to bake bread. I want to grind my own flour and grow my own grain. I don’t just want to sew, crochet and knit. I want grow, process and spin my own fiber and weave my own cloth.
Use technology now, learn as much as you can of skills that have been (nearly) lost.
BTW, has anyone watched any basket weaving tutorials? I want to learn that next!
Quoting: Rev Woo-Woo Three books I can recommend: Back To Basics - Reader’s Digest (original edition only): [ link to www.amazon.com (secure)] The Forgotten Arts And Crafts by John Seymour: [ link to www.amazon.com (secure)] Self Sufficiency by John Seymour: [ link to www.amazon.com (secure)] These are older books from the 1970s, but are information-dense compared to most later books of this type.  Thanks! For grinding grain into flour, the best hand-powered mill out there, in terms of price versus performance, is the Country Living Grain Mill. There are of course electric mills available, and a Vitamix blender will also grind grain. The Country Living mill can be motorized, if desired. You can grow flax most anywhere, then process it and make linen. Funny that peasants centuries ago wore linen clothes, usually made locally in their village - better, sturdier material than what we wear today! At the moment, I have an electric Mockmill from Germany. If no more power, I bet I could utilize the inner stones and create a hand mill. Also have an extra large marble mortar and pestle. Wouldn’t be fast but I could still grind!
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