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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 [...] I owe you all an apology for being absent for a few weeks. Well, I’m back (briefly, to check in), but regular publishing will resume in early September. In the meantime, there are a few things that demand further thought… Anyone who has been consuming mainstream media in whatever form over the last few weeks, cannot [...] It will soon be the time of year when blackberries are ripe for picking. I love blackberries, but I’ve never tried making Blackberry Jam, so this year I decided to give it a go. Raspberry and Strawberry jams are my favourites, but you can preserve pretty much all fruit and vegetables by turning them into [...] 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 [...] I thought it was time for a series of articles that give you some practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency. Remember, when we talk about Self Sufficiency we are talking about a change of mindset, taking responsibility for our own, and our family’s needs. To that end here are [...] In a previous article on Food Self Sufficiency we talked about the concept of a “deep larder”. I like to think of it as your own private grocery store that has 24×7 access. In an ideal world it would contain food you have produced and preserved yourself, however as we’ve said previously, total self sufficiency [...] If you’re going to be self sufficient there are many areas where you need to invest time, and initially finances to achieve the level of self sufficiency you are aiming for. If you prioritise by focusing on what you “need” rather than what you “want”, one of the top priorities, if not the number one [...] |
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