Oakwise Press

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The front cover of The Old-Time Pantry: painted scenes of families gardening, canning, baking, curing and cooking, with the title on a red banner.

The Old-Time Pantry

150 Illustrated Skills to Grow, Keep and Cook Your Own Food

One illustrated page per skill, tested methods, no guesswork. 176 pages in full color, out now as an ebook. A coil-bound printed edition is coming.

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The Old-Time Garden

The Old-Time Garden is the next book in this series. It will follow the same plan: one illustrated skill per page, tested methods and no guesswork, from the first seed to the last harvest.

  • Plan a kitchen garden that fills your pantry
  • Start seeds indoors and set out strong plants
  • Build soil with compost, mulch and cover crops
  • Grow more in less space and stretch the season
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A raised garden bed with lettuce, carrots and beans, beside a wheelbarrow of soil, a watering can and a trowel.

About Oakwise Press

Oakwise Press makes illustrated how-to books for home cooks, gardeners and homesteaders.

Each skill gets its own page, with a clear picture for every step. We follow tested, research-based methods, and we say plainly which old methods we leave out and why.

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