Books on Traditional Skills

'A Practical Guide to Traditional Skills'. Inspiring text and lavish illustrations, this is an introduction to around 60 separate crafts, ranging from charcoal burning and thatching to textiles and soap-making, all of which were vital to communities before industrialisation. John Seymour puts this material into a modern context and paints a clear picture of the true cost of modern life. Often, permaculture is seen as a method of food-production, but if we are to propose an alternative future, we need to understand and revive sustainable methods of producing non-food essentials. This is a good start. ML.