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The Concise Guide to Self-Sufficiency
Teaching all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land, from harnessing natural forms of energy and raising crops to keeping livestock and preserving foodstuffs, this new format of John Seymour's classic is still the most practical guide for realists and dreamers alike. AUTHOR BIO: John Seymour authored over 40 books, including the DK's best-selling...more
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by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
(first published January 1st 1976)
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This book made me want to move out to the middle of nowhere and live off of the fat of the land. It tells you how to thrive and survive on your blood, sweat, tears, and a can-do attitude. After reading this I found out he has a self-sufficiency school and really wanted to go to it until I found out it was in Ireland. It's somewhat of a dry read unless you're interested in horticulture, animal husbandry, etc.
sulla fiducia.
se ne riparla quando l'aiuola fertile avrà dato tutto.
se ne riparla quando l'aiuola fertile avrà dato tutto.
Sebagai panduan praktis bagi pembaca atau awam dalam membantu mengatasi masalah perubahan iklim yang secara perlahan dialami oleh kita di muka bumi ini.
Bagaimana kita berperilaku mulai dari kebun atau taman disekitar kita, mengkonsumsi makanan dari alam, menggunakan dan memanfaatkan energi dan sampah yang ada. dan hal-hal yang yang dapat memberikan solusi dari gejala terjadinya perubahan iklim di masa mendatang.
Bagaimana kita berperilaku mulai dari kebun atau taman disekitar kita, mengkonsumsi makanan dari alam, menggunakan dan memanfaatkan energi dan sampah yang ada. dan hal-hal yang yang dapat memberikan solusi dari gejala terjadinya perubahan iklim di masa mendatang.
OK, so now I need to buy a house in the country so I can start composting for that organic garden, build my own outbuildings, make some wine, brew some beer, bake some bread and learn to play the ukulele.
Seriously, though, this has some great ideas for novice, city-dwelling gardeners like myself and very practical advice about crop rotation and what plants like what soil. This will definitely become a reference book.
Seriously, though, this has some great ideas for novice, city-dwelling gardeners like myself and very practical advice about crop rotation and what plants like what soil. This will definitely become a reference book.
A good thing to read if you like to daydream about getting an acre off somewhere away from the hustle & bustle on which you can keep some chickens and tend the land and have some homebrew fermenting away out back.
It's a little quick to gloss over the details, but that allows it to cover more ground. It's also a bit UK-centric in many parts, which makes it less-useful to people outside of the isles.
It's a little quick to gloss over the details, but that allows it to cover more ground. It's also a bit UK-centric in many parts, which makes it less-useful to people outside of the isles.
"Concise" just about covers it. "Brief" would have been accurate, too. Not enough information to go out and actually make apple cider or keep animals, but enough to appreciate if it's something you want to learn more about. Great collection. In the same spirit as Forgotten Household Crafts, just like a museum in a book.
Self-sufficiency looks so lovely when illustrated so beautifully. This is a smaller version of a larger book, designed with urban, or semi-urban people in mind. Includes instructions of how to kill and dress your chickens, among other things I will most likely not need to do.
pretty much everything you need to know if you are the only person left on earth....along with a few farm animals
This is a great book, very practical. Overwhelmingly useful to my current dreams. It gives me much hope that I can create my possesions, and am now inspired to become somewhat self sufficient.
Great book, full of information and very useful. However, better as a reference and not really suitable for reading cover-to-cover.
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