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Home Beekeeping
Find out more about keeping bees in your garden for honey
grow your own
15:40, 4th Jan 2012
Storing Apples
Find out how to store apples
fruits
12:23, 28th Jul 2011
Pear and Lemon Jam
Instructions for making pear and lemon jam
preserving
14:59, 27th Jul 2011
Making Apricot Jam
Instructions for making your own apricot jam
preserving
15:44, 26th Jul 2011
Grow and Make Harissa Paste
A recipe for harissa paste with ingredients you can grow yourself
grow your own
11:57, 30th Jun 2011
Grow Your Own Chilli Peppers
Find out how to grow your own chilli peppers
grow your own
16:06, 17th Jun 2011
Dry Chilli Peppers
Find out how to dry fresh chilli peppers
preserving
16:05, 17th Jun 2011
Make Lavender Biscuits
Find out how to make delicious fragrant lavender biscuits
foraging
12:22, 16th Jun 2011
John Seymour
John Seymour - The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency
John Seymour
books | general
John Seymour was the author of the multi-million selling The NEW book of Self Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
The book gives a very comprehensive introduction to self sufficiency covering everything from growing your own crops, animal husbandry, wine making, bee keeping, building, Renewable Energy, and much much more. It was written by John Seymour, often known as the Father of Self-Sufficiency, who gained considerable experience living a self-sufficient life first in Suffolk, then Pembrokeshire, and then in Ireland where he established the School of Self-Sufficiency. He also worked around the world including managing a sheep and cattle farm for 10 years in Africa. Sadly on John Seymour passed away on 14th September 2004.
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