<p>Gene Logsdon has long served as a voice of grounded agricultural wisdom. His wry humor and keen insights have made him a favorite among homesteaders, gardeners, orchardists, and farmers. In <em>Gene Logsdon&rsquo;s Practical Skills,</em> he turns his attention to traditional crafts and practices, reviving and documenting the homemaking, culinary, and agricultural skills handed down through generations of American farmers.</p><p>This wide-ranging volume of practical instruction is divided into 5 parts, each focused on a different aspect of country life, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Home maintenance and comfort</li>
<li>Food preparation and domestic chores</li>
<li>Landscaping and gardening</li>
<li>Barn construction and livestock management</li>
<li>Agricultural and woodlot land management</li>
</ul>

<p>Develop the skills your grandparents knew by heart. Gene Logsdon&rsquo;s Practical Skills is a book you can learn from for years to come.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Gene Logsdon and his wife Carol have a small-scale experimental farm in Wyandot County, Ohio. Gene is the author of numerous books and magazine articles on farm-related issues, and believes sustainable pastoral farming is the solution for our stressed agricultural system.</p>

<p>Readers interested in related titles from Eugene Logsdon will also want to see: Getting Food From Water (ISBN: 1626545987), Homesteading (ISBN: 1626545960), Organic Orcharding (ISBN: 1626545790), Successful Berry Growing (ISBN: 1626546002), Two Acre Eden (ISBN: 1626545820).</p>