A guide to buying your first sheep – By Wayne
It is amazing how quickly you learn things about animals, about their needs, their temperaments, and I think just as importantly what they can do for you. Keeping any animal requires a great deal of […]
Home Produces Eggs are clucking good – by Mike
Having recently created an 80 foot by 80 foot organic vegetable patch I suppose I am on the slippery slide into self-sufficientishism. The next obvious step was to produce my own eggs. I kept a […]
A glossary of cooking terms – By Andy Hamilton
Agar-Agar A setting agent made from seaweed Au Gratin Baking or Grilling using cheese or breadcrumbs on a sauce base. Barbeque Spanish term describing roasting a whole animal outside – now more commonly used to […]
Making a potato clamp and other ways of storing Vegetables – By Andy Hamilton
Despite its name a potato clamp can be used for storing more than just potatoes, you can use it to store beetroot, onions, apples, pears,swede,turnips and flower roots such as gladioli and dahlias. Instructions First […]
Asthma – Some natural remedies by Andy Hamilton
I must start this page with a word of warning: the Internet is not your Doctor, asthma attacks can kill. You should talk to a health practitioner before using any of these remedies. Prevention My […]
Making Seed Raising Mixture (Potting Compost) by Nev Sweeney
Editors Note – In England we might also call this potting compost! Nev has also found a substitute to peat that can be used! I recommend using this mixture in conjunction with biodegradable newspaper pots. […]
(Very) Small Scale Cotton Growing and Processing – By self sufficient guru Nev Sweeney
I am interested in processes, how things are made from start to finish like growing the wheat to grind to make flour to bake the bread sort of thing and I suppose that this is […]
How to make a sheet metal bender – by self sufficency guru Nev Sweeney
While reading and old book on sheet metal work, (How to Work Sheet Metal by H.J. Dyer, first published over 50 years ago), I came across a bench modification for folding sheet metal. The idea […]
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 […]
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 […]