Selfsufficientish.com

I'm an Athiest. I guess it influences me in that I'm all for self reliance and taking responsiblitiy for my actions in the here and now.
Also for me it's about working in co-operative communities and directly linked to my politics - eco-feminist with anarchic tendancies

I've only just had two spears poke their heads up so far this year. One thing I know is they hate weeds.

Got a pdf - thanks to Jed, yay!

smile_sunshine wrote:Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine

Seemed to spend a lot of the book justifying their 2 houses and 3 cars (between a couple) - this in a book about non-consumerism

hahahaha
Even more ironic, she wants you to buy her book about not buying - what a joke!

I have seriously heavy periods that wipe me out and I am considering a hysterectomy (I'm 38 year old). I have to use tampons and pads and often have to change them after a few minutes (in the first few days - of about 2 weeks!)... could I use a MC or similar!? Far out, that's full on! Well just for...

frozenthunderbolt wrote:Note: a PDF of "the self sufficient gardener" if avalible on the web for free - cant remember where though or if it is legal - in black and white but i have it anyways. so it is out there people . . .

I can't find it and my local library doesn't have it

Oh I've been wanting to grow tea bushes, what part of nz is she in?

I've been enjoying "weeds" lately - chickweed, puha, nettles etc

Hiya from another nzer! *waves*

It's so cool to see this thread is still going! How are you MC newbies finding it?

My Dad's mead was really yummy almost a desert wine *drools*

Ello from another nzer!

Fantastic! They also have a New Zealand distributor, so I'll keep my eyes peeled when it comes out!

Nice to meet someone as passionate about this as I am fee!

Millymollymandy wrote: So according to that, a woman is unclean for half the month, and every month 2 doves have to be sacrificed. For every woman! That's a hell of a lot of doves!

I just wet myself laughing, thanks for that