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Bella the Blue Cowdog

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Come with us on this reading wagon train into the wild west with Cate the cow girl and Bella the cow dog in this beautifully illustrated book written in a fun and rhythmic poem.  Sixteen pages of colorfully art and pencil drawings of cows, horses, a little girl, her dog, and an old red truck will keep children of all ages turning the next page and loving to learn while they read!  "Bella the blue cow dog", Written and created by Cecilia West was inspired by her own Blue heeler, Bella, who lives and works on the family farm, so swing your lasso mamas and daddies, and rope this adorable little book right into your little cowboys and cowgirls hands!
$7.95
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Coloring Book

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The Homestead Blessings Coloring Book is one-of-kind with 40 pages of original art by Vicki West. It is our hope that this beautifully hand sketched coloring book will inspire and encourage children of all ages in family farming and homesteading life. So, grab your crayons and color pencils and join in the art of creating a homestead on your coloring page!

Buy one for $7.95. Or save, and get 2 for only $13.95. Save even more with 3 for only $17.95
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Homestead Blessings Cook Book

Ever wonder what The West Ladies cook for dinner?   Well now you can know! The Homestead Blessings Cookbook ~ Home Cooking with The West Ladies, is a beautiful 218 page book with over 150 tasty and unique recipes.  Amongst the pages you will find original art work by Vicki, essays on country living by all of us ladies, countless home cooking tips, photos of life on our farm, and even the sheet music to our hit song, “Green Beans in the Garden!”

Focusing on wholesome, healthful foods, the introduction is packed with information on healthy substitutions for harmful ingredients such as white sugar, hydrogenated oils and pre-packaged foods.  However, there is no substitution to great taste! Country favorites like, Cecilia’s Cornbread Dressing or Jasmine’s Chicken Pot Pie are sure to please hearty appetites.  Unique, wild harvest recipes such as Violet Jelly and Wild Sumac Lemonade will get you out in the woods discovering these gems.

So, heat up the cast iron and join us in our homestead kitchen for some cooking fun.  It's such a blessing'!
   $24.99
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$14.98

Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants

One of our favorites!!!
This revised edition of a classic field guide includes characteristics, distribution, and edibility of over 130 wild plants.
With beautiful illustrations to help you learn & identify.
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$14.41

         Back To Basics 
A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills

The original Back to Basics was our first book on Homesteading, given to us  by Granny almost 30 years ago.  This third edition is chock full of history and how to's of traditional American skills. You will refer to it again & again. 

The Ox-Cart Man

This precious book takes you on a journey through the  seasons of a family  homesteading in Colonial America.  A great inspiration for homesteaders!
 Beautifully illustrated!  
WE LOVE this Book!!! 
$6.99
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Nourishing Traditions

A very informative cookbook, teaching ancient food preparations & exposing harmful modern ingredients & methods in the food industry. Learn how to sprout, ferment, culture & more including making Bone Broth. Also learn the truth about how to remineralize the teeth & strengthen bones!  We do encourage lots of greens & raw foods too, more than this books suggests, but still find it an excellent read & reference.