Storey Publishing imprint: 780 books
Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece
Custom-Color Your Favorite Fibers with Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2010
Discover the colorful joys of hand dyeing your own yarn and fleece. It’s easy, fun, and can be done right in your own kitchen! Self-taught dyer Gail Callahan shows you a variety of simple techniques to turn plain, outdated, or leftover yarn into vibrant “new” fibers using ovens, crockpots, frying...
Reclaiming Our Food
How the Grassroots Food Movement Is Changing the Way We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across the United States who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Discover how abandoned urban lots have been turned into productive organic farms, how a family-run sustainable fish farm can stay local...
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals
Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh Eggs, Collect Fresh Milk, Make Your Own Cheese, Keep Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Cattle, & Bees
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals, from selecting the right breeds to producing...
by Linda Allen, Dianna Robin Dennis
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Get jumping! This collection presents a logical series of fun and rewarding exercises that are designed to develop your horse-jumping skills. With straightforward instructions and clear arena maps, this guide can be hung on a pole and easily referenced from the saddle. In addition to clearly articulated...
Naturally Bug-Free
75 Nontoxic Recipes for Repelling Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas, Ants, Moths & Other Pesky Insects
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Protect yourself, your children, your pets, and your home from bugs — without using harsh or toxic chemicals! Herbalist Stephanie Tourles offers 75 simple recipes for safe, effective bug repellents you can make at home from all-natural ingredients. For protection from mosquitos, ticks, and other...
One-Woman Farm
My Life Shared with Sheep, Pigs, Chickens, Goats, and a Fine Fiddle
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
In this inspiring memoir, Jenna Woginrich reflects on the joys, sorrows, trials, and blessings discovered through a year of homesteading. With eloquent prose, delightful illustrations, and inspiring snippets of poetry, Woginrich revels in the unique charms of each season on the land. Full of poignant...
The Bird Watching Answer Book
Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2009
Learn the how’s and why’s of bird behavior, from flirtatious mating practices and gorgeous birdsong to flying south for the winter. In this lively reference book, Laura Erickson addresses hundreds of real-life questions sent in to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world’s foremost authority...
Homegrown Honey Bees
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping Your First Year, from Hiving to Honey Harvest
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Discover the joys of harvesting honey from your own backyard. Alethea Morrison outlines what you’ll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life. With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy,...
How to Think Like a Horse
The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
In this fascinating best seller, Cherry Hill explores the way horses think and how it affects their behavior. Explaining why certain smells and sounds appeal to your horse’s sensibility and what sets off his sudden movements, Hill stresses how recognizing the thought processes behind your horse’s...
by Cherry Hill
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Ground training is the key to a safe and pleasurable riding experience. Designed for easy reference while working with your horse, this guide can be hung on a post. Riders of all disciplines and skill levels will benefit from these exercises that reinforce good habits and help develop a strong bond between horse and rider.
Joy in Every Moment
Mindful Exercises for Waking to the Wonders of Ordinary Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Happiness is already here in this moment, just waiting to be discovered! Mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover offers an inspiring treasury of small, creative ways to shift your perspective and uncover surprising bits of joy over the course of your day. Whether you’re making dinner, commuting, exercising,...
Taking Time for Tea
15 Seasonal Tea Parties to Soothe the Soul and Celebrate the Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Take some time to appreciate the important things in life: friends, family, and tea! Diana Rosen shares fabulous suggestions for relaxing and celebrating over a specially selected cup of tea. Discover how tea can bring people closer together and brighten any event, including family reunions, after-school...
Cooking with Fire
From Roasting on a Spit to Baking in a Tannur, Rediscovered Techniques and Recipes That Capture the Flavors of Wood-Fired Cooking
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Revel in the fun of cooking with live fire. This hot collection from food historian and archaeologist Paula Marcoux includes more than 100 fire-cooked recipes that range from cheese on a stick to roasted rabbit and naan bread. Marcoux’s straightforward instructions and inspired musings on cooking...
Root Cellaring
Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1991
Stretch the resources of your small backyard garden further than ever before, without devoting hundreds of hours to canning! This informative and inspiring guide shows you not only how to construct your own root cellar, but how to best use the earth’s naturally cool, stable temperature as an energy-saving way to store nearly 100 varieties of perishable fruits and vegetables.