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Alan Bridgewater. The Self-Sufficiency Handbook
Self-Sufficiency. Handbook
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: The Land
The Perfect Plot
How Much Land Do You Need?
Trial Period
Orientation
Your Water Supply
Friends and Family
Country Living
Town Living
Living Abroad
Part 2: The Self-Sufficient House
The Perfect House: An Overview
The Make-Do-and-Mend House
The Perfect House: The Autonomous House
The Anatomy of an Autonomous House
The Perfect House: The Passive House
The Perfect House: The High-Tech House
The Perfect House: The Natural House
Heating and Cooking: Traditional Options. Electricity
Gas
Oil
Coal
Wood
Fuel and Energy Recap
Making Small Changes
Wood-Burning Stoves
Wood-Burning Tips
Looking at Your Flue System
Why Line and Insulate Your Chimney?
Choosing a Back-Vented Stove to Fit a Conventional Open Fireplace
Fitting a Top-Vented Stove in a High-Level, Cottage-Style Fireplace
Building a New Insulated Flue Pipe Chimney
All You Need to Know about Firewood
Lighting
Lights Out
Low-Energy Bulbs
Lighting Levels
Decorative Fixes
Live by Nature’s Clock
Back to the Way it Was
Solar Tubes
Water
Gray Water
Storing Rainwater
Toilet Systems
Eco-Friendly Options
The Clivus System
Solar Power
Solar Options
Passive Direct Solar Gain
Passive Indirect Solar Gain and Trombe Walls
Solar Collectors
How Does a Solar Collector Work?
Types of Collector
Photovoltaic Cells
How Do Photovoltaic Cells Work?
Solar Collectors and Photovoltaic Cells Working Together
Passive Indirect Solar Gain and Greenhouse Rock Storage
Wind Power
How Does It Work?
Technical Questions and Answers
Off-Grid Wind Power
Grid-Tie-In Wind Power
Wind-Generator Glossary
Can You Live with a Small Wind Turbine?
Two Scenarios. Off-Grid and Completely Independent
Grid Tie-In and Committed to Saving Energy
Geothermal Heating
System Options
What You Need
Using the Heat
Is it Efficient?
Geothermal Questions and Answers
Water Power. Modern Hydro Turbines
Self-Sufficiency and Water Power
Recycling
What We Can and Cannot Do
Insulation
R-Values
Insulation and Traditional Houses
Insulation and Modern Houses
Insulating a Traditional Cold Roof
Insulating a High-Quality Dormer Roof
Insulating a Dormer Warm Roof
Insulating a Timber Frame with Brick Skin
Insulating a Timber Frame with Hung Tiles
Insulating a Timber Frame with Weatherboard
Insulating a Timber Frame with Suspended Wooden Floor
Insulating an Intermediate Floor
Part 3: The Organic Food Garden
Organic Gardening. Organic Garden Design
Planning an Organic Self-Sufficient Garden
Common Wild Food
Soil Care
Soil Character
Soil Life
Organic Matter
Soil Management
Compost
Worm Composting
Green Manure
Animal Manure
Water for the Garden
Weed Control
Dealing with Weeds
Hoeing
Mulching. 1. Recycled Mulches
2. Loose Mulches
Intercropping
Using Green Manure
Using Plastic Sheeting (Landscape Fabric)
Crop Rotation
Three-Year Rotation Plan
Digging
Traditional Single Digging
Organic No-Dig Raised-Bed Cultivation
Traditional Double Digging
Tractors, Tillers, and Cultivators
Buying a Secondhand Tractor
Tillers and Cultivators
Sowing and Planting
Sowing Small Seeds in Open Ground
Sowing Medium Seeds in Open Ground
Sowing Large Seeds in Open Ground
Planting Seed Potatoes in Open Ground
Sowing Seeds in Cells
Sowing Seeds in Peat Pots
Growing Under Cover
Greenhouses
Hoop Houses
Cold Frames and Hotbeds
Grow Holes
Growing Methods
Flat Beds: Advantages
Raised Beds: Advantages
Squares: Advantages and Disadvantages
Traditional Soil Preparation. Spring: Consolidating
Spring: Leveling
Autumn: Forking and Weeding
Autumn: Improving with Manure
MIDWINTER
LATE WINTER
EARLY SPRING
MID-SPRING
LATE SPRING
EARLY SUMMER
MIDSUMMER
LATE SUMMER
EARLY AUTUMN
MID-AUTUMN
LATE AUTUMN
EARLY WINTER
Potatoes
Forcing/Sprouting
Traditional Planting
No-Dig Cultivation
Harvesting
Storing
Troubleshooting
Brassicas
Growing Method 1: Sowing in Beds and Transplanting
Growing Method 2: Sowing and Thinning
Transplanting
Weeding and Mulching
Harvesting
Troubleshooting
Beets
Growing Method 1: Sowing in Line
Growing Method 2: Sowing in Station
Growing Method 3: Broadcast Sowing in Beds
Weeding and Mulching
Harvesting and Storing Beets
Legumes
Growing Fava Beans
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Peas
Plant Care
Harvesting
Root Vegetables
Growing Carrots
Plant Care
Harvesting and Storing
Growing Parsnips
Plant Care
Harvesting
Onions
Growing Onions
Growing Onions from Seed
Growing Onions from Sets
Plant Care
Harvesting and Storing
Growing Garlic
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Leeks
Plant Care
Harvesting
Cucurbits
Growing Summer Squashes and Zucchini
Plant Care
Harvesting and Storing
Growing Cucumbers
Growing Method 1: Indoors
Growing Method 2: Outdoors
Harvesting
Fruiting Vegetables
Growing Outdoor Tomatoes
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Greenhouse Tomatoes
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Bell Peppers and Eggplants
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Corn
Plant Care
Harvesting
Salad Greens
Growing Chicory
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Endives
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Lettuces
Plant Care
Harvesting
Other Options
Stem Vegetables
Growing Celery
Plant Care
Harvesting
Growing Celeriac (Celery Root)
Plant Care
Harvesting and Storing
Growing Asparagus
Plant Care
Harvesting
Troubleshooting
ARTICHOKES
ASPARAGUS
BEANS, FAVA
BEANS, GREEN
BEET GREENS
BEETS
BROCCOLI
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
CABBAGE
CARROTS
CAULIFLOWER
CELERIAC
CELERY
CHICORY
CORN
CUCUMBERS
EGGPLANT
ENDIVE
KALE
KOHLRABI
LEEKS
LETTUCE
ONIONS AND SHALLOTS
PARSNIPS
PEAS
PEPPERS, BELL
POTATOES
RADISHES
RHUBARB
RUTABAGAS
SPINACH
SUMMER SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI
TOMATOES, INDOOR
TOMATOES, OUTDOOR
TURNIPS
APPLES
APRICOTS
BLACKBERRIES
CANTALOUPE
CHERRIES
CRANBERRIES
CURRANTS, RED AND WHITE
FIGS
GOOSEBERRIES
GRAPES
MULBERRIES
PEARS
PEACHES
PLUMS
QUINCES
RASPBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES
BASIL
BAY (BAY LAUREL)
CHERVIL
CHIVES
DILL
FENNEL
GARLIC
HORSERADISH
MARJORAM, SWEET
MINT
PARSLEY
ROSEMARY
SAGE
SAVORY, SUMMER
SORREL
TARRAGON
THYME
Part 4: Animal Husbandry
Keeping Chickens
Housing
Feeding
Keeping Ducks
Housing
Feeding
Keeping Geese
Choosing Geese
Housing
Feeding
Troubleshooting
Keeping Sheep
Choosing Sheep
Breeding Facts
Housing
Feeding
Shearing and Spinning
Keeping Goats. Why Goats?
Breeds
Buying a Goat
Housing
Feeding
Breeding
Milking
Milking Questions and Answers
Making Cheese
Keeping a Cow
Facts, Figures, and Questions
Choosing a Cow
Breeding Facts
Weaning
Keeping Pigs
Facts, Figures, and Questions
Choosing a Pig
Housing
Feeding Facts
Troubleshooting
Keeping Bees
Facts, Figures, and Questions
Getting Your Bees
Extracting Honey
Part 5: The Pantry
Dry-Curing Bacon
How to Turn Belly Pork into Bacon
Making Sauerkraut
How to Make Sauerkraut
Smoking Cheese
How to Smoke Cheese
Drying Mushrooms
How to Dry Mushrooms
Making Butter
How to Separate the Cream
How to Make Butter
Making Cheese
How to Make Hard Cheese
Canning Fruit
How to Can Fruit
Making Chutney
How to Make Apple Chutney
Troubleshooting
Making Jam
How to Make Blackberry and Apple Jam
Making Beer
How to Make Pale Ale
Making Hard Cider
How to Make Hard Cider
Cider Vinegar
Troubleshooting
Making Wine
How to Make Rhubarb Wine
Making Soap. How to Make Soap
Making Candles. How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles
Index
Photo Credits
About the Authors
