Title: Self-Sufficiency Handbook: Your Complete Guide to a Self-Sufficient Home, Garden, and Kitchen (CompanionHouse Books) Sustainable Methods for Growing Food, Raising Farm Animals, Solar, and Wind Energy
Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1620082349
ISBN 13: 9781620082348
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 603 grams

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Make a self-sufficient home!

Grow your own food with sustainable garden designs and seasonal plans
Learn how to sow, plant, care for, harvest, use, and store your produce
A-Z plant directory for 70 vegetables, fruits, and herbs
Sustainable methods for solar and wind energy, raising farm animals, beekeeping, and more
Beautiful photography, illustrations, and diagrams accompany advice and instructions

This homesteader's handbook is essential reading for anyone considering a shift to a more self-sufficient lifestyle, no matter how small the change!

Worried about ever-rising fuel bills and longing for the day when you can be off-grid and independent? Anxious about the quality of the food you eat and planning to go organic? Yearning to get back to simpler ways but don't know where to start? Self-Sufficiency Handbook will teach you how to survive off your own land!

Authors Alan and Gill Bridgewater cover the ecological gamut, from geothermal heating to crop rotation to soap making. They answer important questions like how much land is really needed to be self-sufficient, whether or not to depend entirely on natural forms of energy, and which farm animals will best meet your needs. There's practical information on building an insulated flue pipe chimney, identifying edible wild plants, and composting with worms — as well as recipes for jams, rhubarb wine, cheeses, and more.

Self-Sufficiency Handbook is an inspirational yet practical introduction to a more sustainable way of living, packed with full-color photographs, helpful illustrations, and diagrams. Step-by-step-instructions cover everything from sustainable home improvements like fitting a wind turbine to making honey from your own beehives, keeping animals, and growing, using, and preserving your own produce.

Learn how to cut your living expenses and live off of your own land with Self-Sufficiency Handbook!

"This book shows that self-sufficiency is not only better for the planet — it's cheaper and more rewarding!"
—Green Rewards/Sustainability Advisory Panel

About the Author

Alan and Gill Bridgewater have gained an international reputation as producers of gardening and DIY books on a range of subjects, including ponds and patios, stone and brickwork, decks and decking, and garden design. They have written a wide range of highly successful books and contributed to several international magazines. They live in Rye, East Sussex.

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