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Allotment Gardening
Grow all you can eat on your own allotment.
grow your own
20:32, 10th May 2014

Smallholding for Sale in North Devon
Three bedroom detached house in 18 acres for sale - North Devon, UK
smallholding
20:48, 17th Mar 2013

Nettles
Find out more about nettles - how to benefit from them and how to get rid of them
foraging
16:12, 13th Apr 2012

Making Nettle Beer
Find out how to make your nettle beer
recipes
16:10, 13th Apr 2012

How to Make Sloe Gin
Find out how to make your own sloe gin
recipes
14:40, 13th Apr 2012

Grow Your Own Chilli Peppers
Find out how to grow your own chilli peppers
grow your own
13:33, 16th Mar 2012

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
13:23, 28th Jul 2011

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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