Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Our Traditional Skills (Reader’s Digest)

If you’ve ever daydreamed about leaving the grid, raising goats, or just figuring out how to make maple syrup without burning the house down — this book is your gateway drug. Packed with illustrated guides for everything from log cabin construction to beekeeping, herbal medicine, spinning, soapmaking, and off-grid power, this is basically the prepper bible your grandparents swore by. 📘 Details: Reader’s Digest edition, 1981 (Canada) Hardcover, 456 pages Excellent vintage condition — tight binding, clean pages, only minor shelf wear Features detailed diagrams, recipes, and DIY tutorials 🌾 Great for: Homesteaders & off-grid dreamers Cottagecore survivalists Anyone planning to barter soap for bread in the post-WiFi era