You don't have to be a farmer to make cheese

and other free, fascinating, and informative how-tos.

Well, that isn't exactly the title of the publication but it does tell you how to Make Homemade Cheese (PDF) and even includes recipes! I have seen dairy farms and cheese making places (my oh so technical terms) on the Discovery Channel but it always looked so intimidating, what with all the industrial equipment and such. After reading the free publications from the New Mexico State University I realized there is more I can make in my own humble kitchen and backyard than I previously thought. Don't worry if making homemade cheese doesn't appeal to you, they have documents on everything from reconstructing clothing to potty training toddlers to recipes for pinto beans and my personal favorite, In a Pinch Ingredient Substitutions (PDF).

More favorites of mine:

• Make Jelly, Jam, and Spread at Home (PDF)
• Managing Your Family's Money (PDF)
• Rags to Riches (clothing reconstruction) PDF
• Pattern Alteration (PDF)
• How to Keep a Small Poultry Flock (PDF)
• Creating Strong Families (PDF)
• Backyard Composting (PDF)
• Growing Sweetcorn in Home and Market Gardens (PDF)
• When to Harvest Vegetables (HTML)

More free nutritional, cooking, sewing, canning, and family publications at the New Mexico State University How To Publications site