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FedUpWithIt All Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-11-11 11:23 AM
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10. I made a list of resources that have helped us.
Edited on Fri Feb-11-11 11:24 AM by FedUpWithIt All
Magazines...

Mother Earth News; Countryside Magazine; Backwoods Home; Gri;, Hobby farms; Plain; Country Smallholding and Small Farm Today

Online resources...

Homesteading Today; Backyard Chickens; Backyard Herds; The Walden Effect; Permies; and countless blogs are available from others making a similar move. The following page has some very good links as well...
http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden/Self_Sufficiency/index.php

Books...

Anything by John Seymour ie. "The Self Sufficient Life and How To Live It"

"Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition"

"Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More! (Back to Basics Guides)"

"Homesteading: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More (Back to Basics Guides)"

"Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre"

"The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency"

"Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression"

"DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner: 25 Ways to Build a Self-Reliant Lifestyle"

"Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables"

"Putting Food By (Plume)"

Video...

And BBC recently aired two TV series called "Edwardian Farm" and "Victorian Farm". The small clips we've seen are fascinating and we learned a ton from them. We're going to purchase the complete sets.


Oh and just for kicks, there is an old show from the 70's on Netflix called "Good Neighbors". It aired in England and was originally called "The Good Life" It was about an urban couple that decided to try self sufficiency. Fun program and it was comforting to see a mainstream source, even if decades old, showcasing this type of lifestyle.


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