Living on the Earth: Celebrations, Storm Warnings, Formulas, Recipes, Rumors, and Country Dances Harvested by Alicia Bay Laurel.
by Alicia Bay Laurel
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27 ratings, 4.48 average rating, 7 reviews
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published
March 1971
by Random House Inc (P)
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Paperback, 21 pages
isbn
0394710568
(isbn13: 9780394710563)
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Read in January, 1978
recommended to Astraea by:
no one, i found it at a used bookstorerecommends it for: old hippies, young hippies, people wanting to live naturally
My sister and I prefer the older edition. Whether one has plans to grow marijuana or not, the inclusion of this material is key to understanding the ambience of the period. Marijuana was taken for granted. A bit of grass in the bubbly pipe, baked in cookies, or rolled in natural paper was our generation's version of cocktails to relax. It was a given anytime people got together for any reason. The scent wafted through certain streets of my old town at the time I bought this book; even the cops s...more
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
enterprising back-to-the-landers, craftspeople, treehuggers, and (post-Apocalypse) everyone else.
A practical instructional book for how to live, simply, on Earth. Straightforward with helpful illustrations. Everything from hammocks to refrigeration, saunas to clothing, community building to ceramics and soap.
There are a few drawbacks... in some cases the instructions can be a little ambiguous. The organization of the book is a little tough to wade through too. But it is, I think, an essential guide for comfortable living apart from modernity. (Also the information on backpacking is...more
There are a few drawbacks... in some cases the instructions can be a little ambiguous. The organization of the book is a little tough to wade through too. But it is, I think, an essential guide for comfortable living apart from modernity. (Also the information on backpacking is...more
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Read in July, 2007
If you need to build a yurt or sew yourself a backpack or cure bad breath or pick roommates for your commune, this is the book for you. I've been living in a deluge of hippie dreams and aspirations ever since. Spent the fall listening to the grateful dead in my car as I barreled around central texas. And I'm not even like that.
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Read in January, 1976
recommends it for:
nostalgic earth mothers
This is a delightful book with drawings by the author about living a simple life, building your own shelter, doing crafts, clothing yourself, first aid. It has an innocent and sweet quality about it.
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Read in October, 2008
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found when cleaning the storage room
This was a fun read.
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Read in July, 2008
love love love
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