What is self-sufficiency? The definition is needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food. Over the years, I’ve read many books and articles claiming that food self-sufficiency is possible on a quarter acre. From my own experience, I have to say I disagree. So how much space is necessary to be self-sufficient in regards to food? I hope to enlighten you to a more reality based self-sufficient garden space needs based on experience.
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Self Sufficient Living is a great way to make sure your family is prepared for anything. Don't miss these Tips For Self Sufficient Living that are easy to do!
Is it possible to become more self sufficient one step at a time? You might be surprised how these beginner tips can start your journey.
Whether you are an urban or suburban homesteader, or you live on a 50-acre farm, this list of homesteading skills can help you!
Unless you were raised on a farm, you never learned just how many steaks are in a cow. After raising two steers, I was shocked to learn...
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It's important to know how to have basic skills and how to make things. Here are some ideas on how to be self sufficient no matter where you live.
This is a digital children’s book teaching self sufficiency and patience with colorful photos.
Unless you were raised on a farm, you never learned just how many steaks are in a cow. After raising two steers, I was shocked to learn...
To be truly self-sufficient, you will need to introduce animals to your land. Just as there are things to look for or to avoid when buying a property, there are Dos and Don'ts to buying livestock. There’s much more to buying and keeping livestock than simply making the purchase. Many things must be considered before
Do you have an overabundance of cucumbers? Are you wanting to be more self sufficient? These are some of the best ways to preserve cucumbers no matter....
Are you looking for some great ways to preserve bananas? Do you have more bananas than you can eat and hate to waste them? These are all great ways....
Homestead science is a homeschool curriculum that teaches children about agriculture, small scale farming, self sufficiency, and community.
We must rely on the community for complete self-sufficiency, so what does community sufficiency mean and how can we get it?
The exteriors of the cabins are clad in Lunawood pine, and the roofs are covered in felt for a matte appearance. Tagged: Exterior, Wood Siding Material, Cabin Building Type, and A-Frame RoofLine. Photo 13 of 14 in These Self-Sufficient Island Cabins in Finland Have All the Comforts of Home.
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Live a more self-sufficient lifestyle with this selection of books! From These resources will provide you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to make your homesteading dreams a reality.
Image 5 of 24 from gallery of Vicente Guallart Wins Self-Sufficient City Competition for Post-Coronavirus China. © Guallart Architects
What is a Wicking Bed? A wicking bed is a type of self-watering raised garden bed that is both water-saving and time-efficient. It has a water reservoir at the bottom and growing medium (soil) on the top, which are separated by a layer of fabric. This allows the plant roots to ‘wick’ water up as […]
Natural Homemade Pain Killers for self sufficiency or when SHTF.
It seems like making bacon would be hard but it was pretty simple. This is buckboard bacon, it is made from a pork butt instead of belly. It tastes kind of like a mix of bacon and a light ham flavor. It was darn good is what it was. I took a 6 lb pork butt, cut out the bone and cut it in half. I used this as a cure: 1 lb of pickling salt, 8 oz sugar and 2 oz of pink salt/prague powder. (Thank you David the Gastronomic Gardener. ). I mixed this up and then sprinkled slightly more than a quarter cup all over the two pieces of meat and made sure to rub it into and cracks or grooves in the meat. It was then put in a Ziplock bag and put in the refrigerator. I turned the bag over once in the morning and once in the afternoon and rubbed the meat through the bag. It stayed in the refrigerator for 10 days. Yesterday I took it out and soaked it for about an hour in cold water to remove some of the salt. Then I sliced off an outside piece and then the next piece and fried them up (the outside piece will be saltier so it is important to try the next piece as well) to make sure enough of the salt had been removed. It was perfect. The meat was then patted dry with paper towels and put back in the refrigerator uncovered so that it could form a pellicle. A pellicle is a thin skin or coating of proteins that form on meat and helps the smoke adhere to it. The next day at 9:00 a.m. the meat was put in my smoker which was set on 200. It had the probe of my digital thermometer in it so that I could tell what the internal temperature of the meat was. I smoked it with hickory until the internal temperature reached 155 F and then removed it from the smoker (it was about 2:00 p.m. when it reached that temperature). After it had cooled some it was put in the freezer for a couple hours so that I would be able to slice it easier. Here are both pieces completely sliced. I then packaged them 12 slices or pieces of slices (some, of course, weren't perfect) and vacuum sealed them. I ended up with 5 packages of buckboard bacon. I am quite pleased with how well this went and am looking forward to trying more things in the smoker.
When I heard that Ron Melchiore and his wife had written The Self-Sufficient Backyard I knew I had to get
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Unless you were raised on a farm, you never learned just how many steaks are in a cow. After raising two steers, I was shocked to learn...
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Do you have an overabundance of mulberries? Are you wanting to learn how to freeze mulberries? Freezing mulberries is a great way to preserve them!
