Self-Sufficiency > Philosophy > Country Wisdom
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[16 APR 2019]

I have a rather large book titled "Country Wisdom & 
Know-How" by "the editors of Storey Books." The publisher 
wrote this small description in the introduction:

 "The joy of doing more for oneself, mastering a skill, 
 being more independent, connecting in a very physical way 
 with our land, our property, our earth-that's why we are 
 drawn to this book.

 "Back in the 1970s, during the 'back to the land era' when 
 hippies were homesteading and gas and energy prices were 
 sky high, Storey began to publish a series of small 
 booklets called Country Wisdom Bulletings, each one 
 addressing a bit-sized piece of country know-how, a simple 
 skill, some knitty-gritty information. The collection of 
 bulletings grew into the hundreds and eventually over 15 
 million copies were sold to people eager to discover the 
 fun and satisfaction of doing more for themselves.

 "And now, collected between the covers of this volume, is a 
 compendium of treasured knowledge from hundres of Country 
 Wisdom Bulletins.."

I'll probably touch on the contents of the book elsewhere in 
this gopher hole, but I wanted to touch on the title here. 
That there may be such a thing as "country wisdom" is an 
interesting concept. The self-reliant philosopher seeks 
after this particular brand of wisdom and loves it; it is 
wisdom relating to how one might live a self-sustainable 
life.