Compost toilet – how to build your own – by Mr Dirty Boots
Many people are put off by the concept of Composting Toilets. The reality is that a basic, home made Composting Toilet is beneficial in so many ways and not really much of a chore at […]
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Japanese Knotweed as a food – By Andy Hamilton
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica is a plant that can divide forages from allotmenteers. Many foragers love the stuff whilst allotmenteers dread seeing it. Why, you may well ask? Well it is because it is such […]
Dandelion flower wine By Robert Helms
Dandelions are considered to be weeds, but the brightness of their color always makes me want to make use of these weeds to my advantage. You do not have to go very far and sooner […]
The urban guide to almost self sufficiency (Urban Homesteading)
SELFSUFFICIENTISH.COM the birth place of the Selfsufficient-ish Bible. Welcome to our corner of the internet. We have been bringing you advice and information on everything Selfsufficientish and self sufficient for almost five years. If this […]
Frugal Cooking – Part two – Fill the Oven and in Hot water
Fill the oven We probably all know that heating the whole oven just to cook one jacket potato is a bit of a waste but how many times do we actually act on this knowledge? […]
Saving Cash in the Kitchen – Fridge and cooker, Andy Hamilton
Saving cash in the kitchen – Part 1. I can never understand why people would waste money by wasting electricity. Let’s put aside any environmental benefits for one second and think in just monetary terms. […]
Solar Oven Recipe – Sourdough Bread – By Nev Sweeney
Here on this site is an article for making a box solar oven and in that article I expressed doubt that it would be capable of baking bread in winter (Australian Winter). Well, I proved […]
Making a Chook Brooder (Chicken Brooder)
I have kept chooks for many years, and for the past few years I have bought point of lay Rhode Island Reds from a local poultry farm to replace those that have gone to a […]
Making a cotton Gin – by Nev Sweeney
The story of how I grow and spin my own cotton is still continuing, this years crop looks like it will be a big one (relatively – how much can you expect from three or […]
Pumpkin Recipes – Pumpkin and Sultana Cake, Pumpkin and Carrot Soup, Pumpkin Scones
Here in the UK we tend to buy pumpkins once a year at Halloween, make a jack-o-lantern out of them and throw out the insides. Gill Didsbury from Australia noticed this on a visit over […]