Self sufficient living in a modern world
I find the world around me an amazing adventure… I can walk in the woods and see the changes that the trees and plants make around me. Sometimes it is almost like a slow movie as the season grows, dies and transitions into the face of nature. Winter seems to be a very hard season…
Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir 1838 -1914 I find that seeking out moments with nature have to be not only on her terms, but when she wants to keep her beauty…
I invested in some Cherry bushes a few years ago, last years late frost and my lack of attention killed those off. Last year was to be the first year of production. I did harvest 5 berries, but not enough to say how good they are. Interested in their sweetness, I dug back to the…
You know, I supposed it could be self sufficient advertising because it was a freebie. Although it is a hen, I guess it could be a small roo, couldn’t it? As for the big winter storm that has hit many of you, I hope you put your self sufficient skills to work. Sure its cold,…
That’s right!!! where the woods are full of Kung-Foo fighting bears!! A place where mullets are out dated (sort of) A place where the animals love everyone (thou you might be on the menu) A place where if you wanna stop and dance, nobody’s looking A place where if your not careful you could geton…
Well years ago when I started my to live self sufficient (SS) I decided to start out with a fund of 1500.00 and see where that could get me and I would figure the rest out. Buying the 1954 harvester super C and 48 inch box tiller put a huge hit in that amount, and…
I have in many post suggested buying Country Wisdom & Know-How as a tool to use to help you along in your journey of living as self sufficient as you choose to do. Here is a picture of mine, note how well used this book is.This book is filled with more than how to garden,…
We were lined up to get 6 more inches last night, that didn’t happen!!! However we did get 4 inches…. I plowed about 10 last night and headed back up this morning on the plow. Only a half inch fell today, and they are expecting another 4-6 again tonite…. But it is what it is,…
Coming out of the garage getting ready to plow snowLook at the pile of snow on the trash can!!! Snow on my truck Driveway coming down the shop, took me 45 minutes just to plow and get to the top. Here is a pic of shane trying to use his tractor to clear his Moms…
Having a whole house generator installed allowed me to have power when it went out. I had it ready to use from the last snow storm, so being self sufficient allowed me to plan better for the future.