Solar Food Dryer By self sufficient Guru Nev Sweeney
Earlier I sent an article to Andy for a crude set-up that could be used to dry food using the sun’s rays (and incidentally raise seedlings if required). It worked, but because the food was […]
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A productive lawn and the advantages of a push mower- By Nev Sweeney the self sufficient guru
Bill Mollison of Permaculture fame refers to the suburban lawn a “green cancer” due to its lack of productivity and the amount of resources required to maintain it. I can’t help but agree in general […]
The Daddy of homemade Solar Ovens – By Nev Sweeney Selfsufficient Guru
So having now found out how to make a solar oven work, it was time to get serious. A cardboard no-tech oven is one thing, but I wanted something that would last and would be […]
Seedling Raiser/Food drier – By self sufficient guru Nev Sweeney
Back in the late ’80s, I wanted to start raising my own seedlings (which are bloody expensive), but couldn’t afford a greenhouse/plastic house/glass house, money being somewhat tight at that time (I suppose in that […]
Organic Gardening on a Budget – By Andy Hamilton
Inspired by this article and his whole way of gardening Andy Hamilton now writes a weekly column on Budget organic gardening for Kitchen Garden Magazine. Organic Gardening on a Budget Whilst on my allotment yesterday […]
Upwardly Mobile – Or vertical Gardening By The self sufficient Guru Nev Sweeny
Like many who would be self sufficientish, I live in an urban area and a perennial problem is to find enough room to grow all the things that I want to. Some years ago I […]
Keeping your cool – Replacing the humble fridge by selfsufficient guru Nev Sweeney
Over the past 20 or more years I have been involved in many aspects of self sufficiency, but by far the most difficult to come to terms with has been replacing the humble refrigerator, with […]
Setting up a food storage program – by self sufficiency guru Nev Sweeney
As with any worthwhile enterprise , planning is essential for a workable food storage program . Following are sheets to help you work out a list of foods to store that suits your family , […]
Beans, squash corn matrix
I first heard of the Maize, Squash and Bean poly-culture method of planting whilst at University studying for my degree in Nutrition and Food Science. It was a method of planting used across the […]
Making soya milk and tofu by Self sufficiency guru Nev Sweeney
Editor note, a lot of soya is grown by chopping down vast areas of rain forest check how sustainable yours is before buying some. You can grow soya in the UK, a strain has been […]