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A Householder’s Guide to the Universe: A Monthly Guide on How to Get Back to Basics and Change the World

Dec

27

2010

From the We Wish They'd Asked Us Category

NPR featured a story recently about the rise of books on the topic of “nostalgia and reclaiming older, more refined ways of life in the modern world.” They featured three “elegantly old school” books: Home Economics: Vintage Advice and Practical Science for the 21st-Century Household by Jennifer McKnight Trontz; Let’s Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, …

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2010

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A Few Questions for Harriet Fasenfest

Harriet Fasenfest is a writer, cook, gardener and self-described backyard economist. Her new book, A Householder’s Guide to the Universe: A Monthly Guide on How to Get Back to the Basics and Change the World (Tin House), offers both practical advice for urban homesteading (from gardening and canning to budgeting and cleaning) and Fasenfest’s sharp, …

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