General
	The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour Excellent, excellent book. Covers a little bit of everything, with suggestions on where to find more detailed information on the topics. Crops, livestock, tools, gardening/growing both open land and in cold boxes and greenhouses, pumps, energy sources and how they work, heating/cooling, building & repairs, brewing, canning, butchering and procesing meat for use; I was seriously impressed by the huge quantity of information!
	Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance by John Storey "Since 1983 the publisher (Storey) has produced more than 500 titles about country living. Now, it has boiled down this vast library of knowledge and placed it in one giant 3 pound, 576 page book. Even if you are a city dweller, without chickens or sheep, you will find a wealth of information about maintaining a home and garden." Cleveland Plain Dealer 11/26/99
	Forgotten Arts and Crafts, by John Seymour. (Originally published as two books, The Forgotten Arts and Forgotten Household Crafts.) All sorts of good info - basic overviews of making woodcrafts, furniture, tools, shoes, basketry, soap making, food production, canning, wool production, spinning, lace making... the list goes on.
	Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman. Lots of information on how to grow produce even in winter, without a greenhouse. (Or with one.)
	First Steps in Winemaking by Cyril J. J. Berry. A complete month-by-month guide to winemaking (including the production of cider, perry and mead) in your own home, with over 150 tried and tested recipes. (A friend who does home winemaking said this is his bible when it comes to wine.)
	Basic Essentials Weather Forecasting, 2nd (Basic Essentials Series) by Michael Hodgson "Straightforward advice for predicting and noticing shifts in weather patterns aimed directly at the novice who wants to enjoy a safe journey in the wilderness. With this updated edition, you'll learn to understand how and why different types of weather occur, cloud formations and what they have to tell you, variations in geography and how they affect the weather, and basic meteorological concepts for weather awareness."
Health & Medical
	Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook by David Werner, Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell According to a reired EMT: "Essential for isolated situations - don't leave home without it."
	Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition by William Forgey "...recognize, assess, and treat many kinds of medical emergencies. This illustrated text is essential reading for anyone ... who must provide immediate care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible. Learn how to survey, assess, and stabilize the victim and the medical situation, what questions to ask to gain necessary vital information, how to manage physical symptoms as well as care for wounds and orthopedic injuries and much more."
	Wilderness 911: A Step-By-Step Guide for Medical Emergencies and Improvised Care in the Backcountry by Eric A. Weiss, MD "Dr. Eric A. Weiss is Associate Director of Trauma and Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, medical editor for Backpacker magazine, and author of The Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine. A leading proponent of wilderness medical improvisation, he had lectured extensively and holds advisory positions with The National Geographic Society, Wilderness Medical Society, and other medical and outdoor organizations."
	Where Women Have No Doctor: A Health Guide for Women by Ronnie Lovich, et al Self-help medical information for women. "Developed with community-based groups and medical experts from more than 30 countries, this book can help anyone understand, treat and prevent many of the health problems that affect women."
	Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy & Birth by Elizabeth Davis, et al. "For over two decades, HEART & HANDS has been a beloved guide for both midwives and parents interested in the benefits of midwifery care. This all-new fourth edition has been revised from start to finish, featuring updated material that emphasizes independent midwifery, physiologic (natural) birth, and the art of nonintervention. Midwifery expert Elizabeth Davis includes valuable hints for turning breech and posterior babies, mediating pain in labor, and supporting newborn physiology. Davis also reveals the keys to postpartum recovery, with practical tips on breastfeeding for busy mothers. Comprehensive and compassionate, HEART & HANDS remains a dog-eared classic for parents, midwives, and other birthing helpers."
	Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson Basic, general dental care and treatment, as well as information on how to make dental tools from what you have handy. Originally written (I believe) for people travelling to third-world or remote areas who may find themselves without access to a professional. Suggested in information lists for people interested in joining the Peace Corps.
	Helping Health Workers Learn: A Book of Methods, Aids, and Ideas for Instructors at the Village Level by David Werner, Bill Bower "This heavily illustrated book is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in community health education. Methods and experiences from at least 35 countries are discussed, and the focus is educational rather than medical. Activities suggested for the most effective and enjoyable community education include theater, drawing, flannel boards, and other low-cost, popular teaching aids. Helping Health Workers Learn provides a people-centered approach to health care and presents strategies for effective community involvement through participatory education. This is an excellent companion to Where There Is No Doctor."

General

• The Modern Homestead, by Ellen and Harvey Ussery.
  The section on raising poultry is more detailed than most books.
• Biodynamic Gardening Initiative
  "Biodynamics is the oldest form of organic practice. It is about gardening using a set of eight homeopathic-like animal, mineral and plant based preparations, in time with the rhythms of the Earth, Sun, Moon, planets and constellations."
• Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
  "Based on a series of lectures given by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner in 1924, Biodynamics is a method of agriculture which seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. It is the oldest non-chemical agricultural movement, predating the organic agriculture movement by some twenty years and has now spread throughout the world."

Products & Supplies

• Lehman's
  "Founded by Jay Lehman in 1955 to serve the local Amish and others without electricity, Lehman's ships old-fashioned, high-quality merchandise all over the world. ... What started as a tiny business employing Jay's father, brother and sister in a one-room hardware store in northeast Ohio today is the world's largest purveyor of historical technology."
• Cumberland General Store
  Site's not really up yet, but you can write for a catalog. They have, oh, everything....

Health & Medicine

• Hypertext version of A Modern Herbal, by Mrs. M. Grieve. (first published in 1931)
  Not the best source, but still quite good. (ed: still looking for my other herbal links...)

Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, and Herbs

• Johnny's Selected Seeds - excellent source of seeds, rootstock, and information
• The Cook's Garden
  "Foor cooks who love to garden, and gardeners who love to cook."
• Harvard University Herbaria

Homes, Barns, and Other Buildings

• The Foundation for Historic Building Rescue, Inc.
  "A non-profit foundation created to preserve historic architecture and create awareness of its inherent value to our changing community. ... The Foundation for Historic Building Rescue, Inc. offers buildings and structures for sale to raise funds to restore and re-erect buildings of historical significance that have been slated for demolition."
  
  "The buildings on this list have been: rescued from the bulldozers; professionally dismantled; documented with field sketches, video footage and/or photography; tagged and assembled as a kit. They are ready to re-erect at your site."
• Antique Cabins and Barns
  "Antique Cabins and Barns, LLC specializes in the recovery and restoration of 19th century hand hewn log and timber frame structures. Our materials are carefully rescued from pioneer homesteads and given new life as modern homes of distinction. "
• Historic Properties
  "HistoricProperties.com is your source to buy or sell historic real estate nationwide - from projects to completed renovations, residential to commercial, Federal to Eclectic."
• Shelter-Kit Incorporated "Your Source for High Quality Owner-Built House and Barn Kits"
  "Pre-Cut, Do-It-Yourself house, cabin, barn and garage kits, since 1970. Kits designed for ease of assembly by people without prior building experience. Post & beam framing for flexibility in floorplans and door and window placement. Carefully selected materials. Individually hand crafted kits, pre-cut and ready to assemble."
• The Glidehouse Prefab/modular, energy efficient homes, sensibly designed.