So-so review
Publishers Weekly thinks
I'm naive (and they're probably right), but at least they printed a
review:
More a grab bag than
comprehensive guide, this collection of 48 weekends' worth of
self-sufficiency projects gives wanna-be homesteaders who have more
curiosity than time a taste of modern homesteading. Hess describes this
process as starting where you are-whether a high-rise or suburban
neighborhood or "where supplies have to be helicoptered in"-to "use
sweat equity to grow nutritious, delicious food, create sustainable
heat from locally grown wood, and use free organic matter to rebuild
the soil." Hess draws on her own six years of trial-and-error
homesteading, extensive reading, and contributions from her blog
readers to teach skills that include mapping your yard and
neighborhood, planting a garden and a fruit tree, saving seeds,
budgeting your time and money, finding collaborators, preparing for
power shortages, and even weaning yourself from the media. Some readers
may question the need for instruction in simple
common activities like hanging laundry or roasting a chicken, and
Hess's focus tends more toward her own rural milieu than that of urban
apartment dwellers. On the whole, however, the book enthusiastically,
if sometimes naively, helps readers succeed at dipping "into the vast
ocean of homesteading without being overwhelmed."
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I'd call that a positive review, actually. There was one or two little negative things, but overall it sounded like the type of book I'd buy or check out based on the review.
Comment by
Everett
— Mon Oct 15 23:11:27 2012
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Review
Everett --- Glad to hear you say that! I think that it's much easier for me to notice the negatives in a review than the positives. 
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anna
— Thu Oct 18 20:36:35 2012
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