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Author’s foreword

GETTING STARTED

What is self-sufficiency?

The benefits of self-sufficiency

Considering your options

A place in the town

A place in the country

THE SELF-SUFFICIENT SET-UP

The self-sufficient town house

The self-sufficient village cottage

The self-sufficient smallholding

Off-grid water

Recycling water

Cookers and stoves

Solar collectors and Trombe walls

Solar or photovoltaic cells

Wind turbines

Geothermal heating

Water or hydro turbines

Inverters and batteries

Super-insulating your home

Recycling your household waste

Growing organic vegetables

Growing organic fruit

Growing herbs

KEEPING ANIMALS

Keeping chickens

Keeping ducks

Keeping geese

Keeping goats

Keeping sheep

Keeping a cow

Keeping pigs

Keeping bees

USING YOUR PRODUCE

Storing food

Making jam

Making chutney

Drying food

Smoking food

Making beer

Making cider

Making wine

Making vegetarian soap

Making candles

Glossary

Index