Self Sufficiency Goals for 2011

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Christmas. If like me you had too much to each and drink, then I’m sure you’ve made a new years resolution to lose some weight, or get fitter.

I like to set myself goals each year, and break them down into monthly to do lists so [...]

How safe is your stored produce?

So you’ve got your garden up and running, and you’ve got produce to sustain you. Perhaps you give some away to friends and neighbours, but even the most organised gardeners suffer from the “glut” and end up with a surplus.

What do you do? You preserve it for future use.

You may choose to make preserves like [...]

Full speed ahead: YET ANOTHER Ten Practical Steps to Increase your Self Sufficiency

Today we conclude our series on practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency.

As before, work through from the beginning and build slowly. The important thing is to review your vision of what self sufficiency looks like for you, and to build a cohesive plan to take you there. At the [...]

Alternative Power: First Considerations

There are many rising costs in today’s world, including domestic power supply which seems to continue to go up. As a country the United Kingdom has some power challenges and domestic energy security is a high priority.

As an individual or family unit, power is paramount. Today in the western world we have we have more [...]