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 […]
A Household Twelve volt System car Battery – By self sufficiency guru Nev Sweeney
After a discussion (email) with Andy, I thought that the “self sufficientish-ers” may be interested in my experience of developing and running a 12 volt (car battery) alternative energy system through a suburban house. What […]
Thyme – Thymus, History, Growing, varieties and medicinal by Andy Hamilton
Thyme grows all over the world and it’s many differing varieties can be found from Greenland to Asia. Thyme is a perennial evergreen and is one of the 3 herbs commonly used in Bouquet Garni, […]