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Plums and Damsons
Find out more about plums and damsons
fruits
09:58, 17th Aug 2010

Review of The Treehouse Diaries
A review of the book The TreeHouse Diaries by Nick Weston
books
11:17, 26th Jul 2010

Storing Herbs by Freezing
Find out how to freeze herbs to retain their flavour for months
preserving
16:10, 4th Jun 2010

Make Your Own Leafmould
Find out how to make your own leafmould to improve your soil
grow your own
15:28, 4th Jun 2010

Greenhouse Thermometer
Use a suitable max min thermometer to track temperatures in a greenhouse
greenhouse
11:22, 3rd Jun 2010

Greenhouse from Plastic Bottles
Build a greenhouse from old plastic bottles
greenhouse
10:19, 3rd Jun 2010

Make Tomato Passata
Preserve tomatoes by making delicious tomato passata
preserving
12:00, 25th May 2010

Growing Outdoor Tomato Varieties
Tomato plants which will survive outdoors in the UK
fruits
11:56, 25th May 2010

Self Sufficiency Blogs

Read a selection of self sufficiency blogs




Self Sufficiency Blogs

websites

There are many people out there trying to live a more sustainable self-sufficient lifestyle. Listed below are a selection of some of the best web logs (blogs) out there written by homesteaders and gardeners.

Path to Freedom - The Dervaes Family in Pasadena, California transformed their urban block into an organic garden supplying not just their food needs but also those of local restaurants.
Homestead Blogger - A community for homesteaders.
Sarah's Homestead Blog - Dedicated to the ramblings of a girl on a small farm in the woods of Oregon.
My Tiny Plot - An allotment diary written by an inexperienced gardener in the South West of England.
Not a Proper Farmer.
The Cottage Smallholder.

Article Published: 11:08, 11th Jul 2008


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