Self Sufficient Living Gives You An Affordable, Enjoyable And Sustainable Way Of life

Self Sufficient Living gives you the tools that you need to build yourself the life that you want.

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You already know that there is going to be work involved in creating and maintaing a more self sufficient life.

But you don’t want to work hard and find that you put all that time and effort into something that isn’t working.

We want to help you get the best return on your time and your money, so that you can learn how to be self sufficient quickly, cheaply and painlessly.

Self Sufficient Living Helps You Provide For Your Needs In A Smart way And Make Choices That Make Your Life Simpler, Cheaper And More Fulfilling.

Modern Living Is Hard!

  • It’s Expensive!
  • It’s Stressful!
  • It’s Often Disapointing and empty!

Do you want to be finished with all that?

Self Sufficient Living is A Better Way

  • It’s Low Cost!
  • It’s Low Stress!
  • It’s Satisfying and rewarding!

 

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient.” – Michel de Montaigne

Produce Your Own Food Right In The Back Yard

Think you need to be out in the country on a homestead to be self sufficient? Think again!

With a little effort and ingenuity you can create a bountiful homesteadwherever you are.

Why put all of that time, effort and money into a lawn and flower beds, when you can use that space to grow food instead? See starting a garden

When it comes to food, it’s better to be local not global!

Learn Low Cost And sustainable Ways To Heat Your Home

With a mix of solar heating, good insulation and a wood burner or rocket mass heater you can be toasty all winter long.

Imagine, no more worrying about energy price hikes. Do the work now and you’ll be reaping the benefits for years to come.

You Can Be As Self Sufficient As You Want To Be!

Produce as much of your food, water and energy as you can manage.

New self sufficient living doesn’t mean producing every last thing your self

No one does that! Just do as much as you can, with what you have to work with. Every little bit helps.

Even if money is tight right now, there are steps you can take to ease your financial burden. Self sufficient living is simple living, it’s frugal living, but it’s also a better quality of living.

Self sufficient living is not about going backwards to some golden era in the past where everyone lived off the land and was happy.

That past has never existed. Living off the land in past times was a hard and often grim life.

New self sufficient living means moving forward and providing for your basic needs yourself, instead of relying on faceless corporations, whose only concern is their bottom line.

Yes there is some hard work involved, but as the saying goes “Anything worth having is worth working for!

Protect Your Family

Self sufficient living gives you a way to protect your family from economicshocks. It’s much easier to keep your head above water in a recession if you are producing most of your food and meeting some of your energy needs yourself.

Is money tight for you now? Do you see that changing anytime soon?

Self sufficient living makes you less dependant on money.

Can you imagine how different your life would be, if you could pick food from outside your door for free, instead of paying through the nose at the grocery store. You’ll save a fortune over the years and your food will be nutritious and clean.

How would you like to never have to pay a utility bill again?

You can do this. Whatever your situation is today, you can put yourself in a different one tomorrow.

You’ve got a world of knowledge at your fingertips. Use it!

There really is no time like the present to make a start.

Take Baby Steps

The most realistic way to make the transition to your more self reliant lifestyle is to take baby steps. Make the simple changes now, and put plans into place for the bigger changes later on.

Just by visiting this site and choosing to learn about self sufficient living you have taken the first step on your journey… just remember to keep going!

We’ve got a full bag of ideas for you to pick through so that you can plan your own route and move forward as time and resources allow.

Look forward to

  • having increased resilience!
  • having more peace of mind!
  • eating well on a small budget!
  • having a higher quality of life!
  • needing less money!
  • enjoying your life!
  • being secure!
  • being comfortable!
  • feeling proud!
  • being motivated!
  • finding satisfaction!

Don’t Rely On Business As Usual.

Good jobs are disapearing at an astonishing rate, leaving people clinging onto the edges of the comfortable lives they once took for granted.

Millions are struggling everyday just to stay afloat. And everyday countless thousands lose that battle and go under.

Don’t you think it’s a bad idea to be so dependant on a “job” for all of your needs?

Use the information here on this site to make your family shock-proof.

 

Companion Planting For Your Garden
The natural way to protect your vegetable garden from pests. Companion planting is the safe alternative to toxic sprays.

Starting A Garden
Starting a garden doesn’t need to be hard. Infact it can be quick, easy and enjoyable.

growing vegetables in containers
Do you want organic, fresh fruits and vegetables but only have a small growing space? Growing vegetables in containers will provide delicious fresh food from your balcony, patio or garden

Living Frugally
Advice on living frugally plus hundreds of great frugal ideas

Homesteading
Homesteading is enjoying a resurgence in popularity as more and more people, fed up with the pressures of modern living, choose to go back to the land.

How To Raise Chickens
Learn how to raise chickens for eggs or meat and discover a simple and enjoyable way to produce some of your own food.

Making Homemade Soap
Making Homemade Soap gives you a truly luxurious product that your family can enjoy and it makes great gifts too. You could even start your own soap making business!

Compost Toilet
Would you build a compost toilet for your home or cabin? Here are 10 reasons that might get you to say yes.

Frugal Meals
Frugal meals that cost less don’t have to taste cheap. Use these recipes to eat well without leaving a hole in your pocket.

Companion Planting Charts
Three free companion planting charts to help you grow a healthy and bountiful garden

How To Be Self Sufficient
Are you wondering how you take the first steps to become more self sufficient? Well help is at hand with our How To Be Self Sufficient primer

solar food dehydrators
Preserving the harvest is important if you want to get the full benefit from all of your hard work in the garden. Solar food dehydrators are easy to make and they work really well

How To Save Water
How to save water – 30 water and money saving ideas!

The Story Of Cosmetics
The story of cosmetics – In The Story Of Cosmetics Annie Leonard explores the toxins in our bathrooms, and what to do about them.

Emilia Hazelip
Emilia Hazelip pioneered the concept of synergistic gardening. Her farming methods were inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka after reading his book The One-Straw Revolution

Bladder Infection Home Remedies
Bladder infection home remedies such as cranberry and corriander can help you deal with cystitis

The World According To Monsanto
Watch The World According To Monsanto

 

2 Responses to

  1. Sarah Zentz says:

    I am currently co-directing and editing a full feature film titled, Back to Eden. The documentary shares Paul Gautschi’s sustainable organic gardening methods that are similar to Ruth Stout, Emilia Hazelip and Masanobu Fukuoka. The film is scheduled to be released in August 2011!

  2. Kate says:

    That’s great news! I hope it’s a big success and inspires many others to grow food sustainably. Look forward to seeing the film :)

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