The Old-Time Pantry
150 Illustrated Skills to Grow, Keep and Cook Your Own Food
One illustrated page per skill, tested methods, no guesswork. 176 pages in full color, out now as an ebook. A coil-bound printed edition is coming.
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The Old-Time Garden
The Old-Time Garden is the next book in this series. It will follow the same plan: one illustrated skill per page, tested methods and no guesswork, from the first seed to the last harvest.
- Plan a kitchen garden that fills your pantry
- Start seeds indoors and set out strong plants
- Build soil with compost, mulch and cover crops
- Grow more in less space and stretch the season
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About Oakwise Press
Oakwise Press makes illustrated how-to books for home cooks, gardeners and homesteaders.
Each skill gets its own page, with a clear picture for every step. We follow tested, research-based methods, and we say plainly which old methods we leave out and why.