Country Living: A Bible-based Blueprint for Leaving the City and an Encyclopedia of Country Living

This book is for people attempting to move out of the crowded cities and into a country setting. It is meant to be a general guide or even a blueprint. It is designed to encourage further exploration and research. It may be used in group settings such as camp meetings, self-help groups, church groups, etc., for stimulating interest in moving to the country. Most chapters are content rich and may be used as the backbone for a seminar or informational session. It may also be used as a home schooling textbook. Most chapters end with a section on additional resources and discussion questions. The questions are designed to stimulate meaningful and fun conversations about the content. The following are chapters and appendix content:The educational processHome school activitiesSection 1: Spiritual Preparation1: Introduction, 20 Steps for moving to the country; 2: Bible and other country living quotes; 3: Special equations; 4: Simplicity principle; 5: Downsizing for country living; 6: Character development; 7: Your brain, what it means to be human, and the frontal lobes; Section 2: Country Living Health and Lifestyle; 8: Clean up your living environment; 9: Time spent outdoors, etc.; 10: Chronobiology and country living; 11: 5G – Electromagnetic pollution and country living; 12: Take down inflammation; 13: Hydrotherapy; 14: Lymphatics; Section 3: Country Living Nutrition; 15: Restore normal gut functions; 16: Top off vitamins, minerals and antioxidants; 17: Plant-based food guidanceMeals Matter: Take Your Pick ©Take your pick! Sample plant-based menus ©Lifestyle guidance–make each lifestyle habit count: take your pick! ©; 18: Vaccine detoxification; 19: Immunity, covid-19; 20: Health parties; Section 4: Country Living Plant-based Culinary Arts; 21: The green smoothie; 22: Fresh juices; 23: Using and preserving the harvest; 24: Plant-based Food for 4 for a Year; 25: Learn to cook: the choir of flavors; Section 5: The Country Living Medicine Cabinet and Essential Skills; 26: Country living medicine cabinet essentials; 27: Herbal teas, infusions and elixirs; 28: Oxymels, cordials, shrubs and electuaries; 29: Electrolyte water; 30: Alkaline water; 31: Charcoal, clay, diatomaceous earth (DE), or zeolite water; 32: When and how to make antibiotic type juices; 33: Natural quinine- containing syrup; 34: Decoctions, tinctures, bitters and extracts; 35: Plant powders; 36: Plasters, poultices, compresses and fomentations; 37: Clay masks, add clay to soaps, shampoo bars, etc.; 38: Face washes and hand sanitizer; 39: Sinus rinse; 40: Natural gargling liquids or throat sprays; 41: Natural hair shampoo, rinse and detangler; 42: Laundry and hand soaps; 43: Herbal bath bombs, sugar scrub and exfoliating paste; 44: Herbal mineral soaking water; 45: Salve, balm, ointment or liniment; 46: Lozenges and gummy swallows; 47: Natural toothpaste and tooth wash; 48: Colloidal silver 49: Activated charcoal50: Medicine cabinet herbs 51: Basic medical equipmentSection 6: Country Living Land & Homes; 52: Find and evaluate the land and the location; 53: Evaluate the homestead and other structures; Section 7: Potential Country Living Income Streams; 54: Monetize your country home; Section 8: Country Living Gardens and Landscaping; 55: “Am I ready to garden?”; 56: Basic gardening terminology and techniques; 57: Long-term garden and outdoor planning; 58: What and how much to plant; 59: High yield fast-growing fruits and vegetables; 60: Tomatoes; 61: Edible Plants, Bushes, Vines and Trees; 62: Edible Wild Plants; 63: Herb garden: 20 herbs; 64: Flower gardens; 65: Orchards; 66: Vineyards; 67: Experimental gardens; 68: Green houses, etc.; 69: Plant combinations; 70: Privacy hedgerows; 71: Plants for repelling pests; Section 9: Small building projects for consideration; Section 10: Plans for civil unrest; Appendix: country living skills inventory, 1-year of gardening tasks, etc. Read more