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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
Recommended Reading
View of list of recommended books on self sufficiency and growing
Recommended Reading
books | generalBecoming self sufficient is not easy and requires hard work and a life time of experience. However, there are a wide range of books available which will give you a leg up and help where your experience is lacking. Below are a selection which we would recommend.
Self Sufficiency
The Smallholder's Manual
New Complete Self-sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
Five Acres and Independence: Practical Guide to the Selection and Management of the Small Farm
Starting with a Smallholding
Successful Small-scale Farming: An Organic Approach
Urban Dreams Rural Realities: In Pursuit of the Good Life
Out of Your Townie Mind: The Reality Behind the Dream of Country Living
Growing Vegetables
The Complete Vegetable Gardener: A Practical Guide to Growing Fresh and Delicious Vegetables
The Fruit and Vegetable Gardener: The Complete Practical Guide to Kitchen Gardening, from Planning and Planting to Harvesting and Storing
The Great Vegetable Plot
Allotment Gardening: An Organic Guide for Beginners
Keeping Livestock
Starting with Pigs: A Beginners Guide
Starting with Chickens: A Beginners Guide
How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nest Boxes, Feeders, Staunchions and Much More
Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self Reliance
Article Published: 11:55, 9th Apr 2006
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