Homesteading in the City, a survival manual for young people living in town or off campus

Still relevant after all these years! EXCERPT FROM BACK COVER: "You have to be a real pioneer to settle down in the big city or set up an apartment off campus these days--the life is rugged, the environment is often hostile, and sometimes it's hard to know where your next meal is coming from. Here is a down-to earth guide to living cheaply, naturally, and happily in the city--an absolutely indispensable survival manual for those who are setting up an apartment for the first time, living and working or studying on their own. Nancy Seligmann has been there and she shares hundreds of useful ideas and recipes which can make the difference between utter destitution and a healthy, happy life on little money. She offers friendly tips and advice on setting up your own apartment--budgeting--how to get rid of cockroaches and ants--recycling--getting good buys--rummaging through junk--how not to get ripped off by your landlord--how to avoid scurvy and beriberi--growing and drying herbs--making candles--canning and pickling--and recipes for everything from iced tea and hard boiled eggs to lasagna and beet borscht. During the past six years Nancy Seligmann has stalked the wilds of five different cities with eleven roommates in eight different apartments. She has lived with ninety-seven cockroaches, 1,048 ants, was nearly frostbitten in one apartment, and has been ripped off by one landlord. She has never been mugged and was robbed only once--at a peace rally. On a meager income she has managed to eat well, live richly, and stay healthy. She is married to Michael Linkevich who enjoys living the same way."