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BY WALTER LONGYEAR
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Carla Emery, author of “The Encyclopedia of Country Living” will speak at a special public seminar on Saturday, June 19.
The event will be held at the Rappahannock County Public Library on US 211 in Washington at 9 a.m.
Carla Emery is a mother, speaker, and writer. She is the author of the critically- and publicly-acclaimed Encyclopedia of Country Living, a basic reference work in the field of independent living and family food production (“goats and gardens”).
In print for 25 years, currently in its ninth edition, this old-fashioned how-to manual and recipe book now has some 400,000 copies in print.
According to Ms. Emery, it really isn’t necessary to own 40 acres and a mule in order to benefit from her vast knowledge of life in the countryside long ago.
How did people make do in simpler times and when distances mandated greater self-reliance?
Ms. Emery will focus on those methods and techniques that are most useful for family preparedness and self-sufficiency. Topics will range from food storage and gardening to wind, solar and wood power.
The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book is one of the all-time best-selling independent-living books.
Whether you want to learn useful rural, “back-to-the-land” survival skills, acquire invaluable food-raising and preserving techniques, or to use and enjoy the astonishing wealth of over 1,000 recipes and hundreds of proven tips for cutting your personal living costs, you should attend this public forum.
This is a tremendous opportunity to access Carla Emery’s unparalleled storehouse of experience and advice on everything related to self-sufficient living.
Her book is an invaluable treasure-trove of well-tested, practical and ingenious recipes, formulas, ideas and advice.
Whether you live in the city or the country, you’ll find yourself consult
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