The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living: Live a Simpler, Less Dependent Lifestyle Without Feeling Deprived

Belanger, Jerome D.

ISBN 10: 1592579450 / ISBN 13: 9781592579457

Published by Alpha, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living: Live a Simpler, Less Dependent Lifestyle Without Feeling Deprived
• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592579450
• ISBN 13: 9781592579457
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

You can lead a more self-reliant, earth-friendly existence through self-sufficient living.
 
Leading a self-sufficient lifestyle can mean a healthier life, a way to protect the earth, and a way to save money, all while depending more on yourself as opposed to depending on others. Homesteaders, preppers, or anyone who just wants to create a simpler, more independent lifestyle will find this guide invaluable for finding the perfect degree of self-reliance. For both the urban and rural dweller, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Sufficient Living covers gardening, cooking from scratch, preserving food, raising livestock, keeping chickens, generating or supplementing energy, essential tools and equipment, foraging for wild foods, hunting, fishing, and trapping, and so much more.
 
Here’s what you’ll find inside:

 • The philosophy of self-reliant living, why you should do it, and how you can not only survive, but thrive through a self-reliant lifestyle
 • How to create and maintain a self-sufficient kitchen, from cooking from scratch, stocking your pantry, maximizing food resources, and more
 • Everything you need to create and maintain your own food supply, including how to create a productive garden, how to save seeds, how to forage, how to raise meat, milk, and eggs, and how to maximize the resources you have
 • Practical advice for creating a shelter, including practical advice for conserving water, generating and managing energy resources, and keeping your shelter dry, warm, and well-maintained

About the Author

Jerome D. Belanger is an author and the founder of several livestock and farming publications, including Countryside & Small Stock Journal, sheep! magazine, and Rabbit World. Formerly an organic farmer and homesteader, Belanger is now retired and maintains a collection of rare conifer trees.