Another australian......

[Mum_Greenwood]

Hello just joined,

What makes me self-sufficient-ish? I grow a lot of my own food. I live in suburbia, so I am not as self-sufficient as I would like to be. What I have to buy, I buy in bulk to cut down on spending and packaging. I re-cycle or re-use a lot of things. I can make a lot of things from scratch (mostly self taught as people tend to suffer from information constipation and won't share or request a hefty sum to impart knowledge). I make or repair furniture instead of buying new. I darn or sew. I bake and cook (rarer and rarer these days...some people would be lost without a microwave).

That's about it. Oh yes, I have 2 kids and live in a colder part of Victoria Australia.

MG

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welcome

[MKG]

Hi MG

My, my. That scratch stuff is a wonderful source material for all sorts of things.

[marshlander]

Hello MG!

[tim&fatima]

as people tend to suffer from information constipation

I like that phrase,

Oh yeah, welcome to the site.
People on here don't suffer from information constipation. (only the occasional bout of verbal diarrhoea)

[hedgewitch]

Hello and welcome to the ishers.

[AXJ]

welcome. love your avatar, excellent!!!

[Thurston Garden]

Ahoy MG from TG!

[Mrs Wombat]

Hello, from Aus. to Aus. What part of cold Victoria? And do you also know about Aussies Living Simply which is another website you might like to join. This one is absolutley fantastic mind you. They really are a great bunch of people, with lots of real good info that is not charged for! Welcome from Mr & Mrs Wombat.

[ina]

Hiya MG - welcome to the Ishers!

I spent 8 wonderful months in Victoria, back in 84/85 (now I'm showing my age... ); that was near Timboon.

[Millymollymandy]

Hello and welcome!