Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More! (Back to Basics Guides) Abigail puts it best in her introduction: “Self Sufficiency” as a term is somewhat misleading. “The Good Life” that most of us are seeking in our varied ways does not involve cutting off ties from those who surround us. Complete independence is not possible and, for at least most people, would not bring much satisfaction anyway. The early settlers banded together whenever they could, knowing their lives would be made easier and better by the community’s support. All the helpful details and useful advice of Back to Basics and Homesteading —now with projects and tips geared toward families. Now, more than ever, people across the country are turning toward simpler, greener, and quieter ways of living—whether they’re urbanites or country folk

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Self-Sufficiency: a back to basics guide