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July's Most Popular Articles...
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What You Can't Grow: Being self-sufficient is a fantastic lifestyle choice, as you can grow most of your fruit and vegetables, forage for wild greens, mushrooms and fruit, and even keep… [54 views in Jul]
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Selling from Your Allotment: “Can I sell vegetables I’ve grown on my allotment?” The answer is yes. Or possibly no. Perhaps the best answer is “it depends.” Whether you are… [52 views in Jul]
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What Not to Do in Your Allotment: An allotment is your own little piece of land to do as you will on – as long as it’s legal! But to get the best from your allotment it may be… [38 views in Jul]
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Self-Sufficient Energy: In today’s society it’s difficult to live entirely without electricity. We use electricity to power our lights, cookers, fridges, televisions, hairdryers, and heat… [18 views in Jul]
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Make Your Own Biodegradable Plant Pots: Biodegradable pots are a good alternative to peat pots and plastic pots. Biodegradable pots naturally rot down in the soil when the plants are… [16 views in Jul]
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Grow Your Own Cotton: Cotton grows is the most common textile fibre grown in the world. When grown non-organically, cotton growing uses an enormous amount of water and chemicals to produce… [16 views in Jul]
Our Categories...
Allotments: History of Allotments, Getting an Allotment, What Not to Do in Your...
Around the Home: Generate your Own Power, Making Your Own Bread, The Pot-in-Pot...
Case Studies: Home Composting and Growing Vegetables: A Case Study, Our First Year...
Energy & Water: Self-Sufficient Energy, Using Grey Water in Your Home, Using...
Food & Drink: Make Your Own Tofu, Make Your Own Pasta, Make Your Own Beer, Make...
Foraging: All about Foraging, Foraging for Berries, Foraging for Wild Greens,...
Grow Herbs & Salad: Grow Your Own Salad, Grow Your Own Tomatoes, How To Grow Asparagus,...
Grow Vegetables: Grow Your Own Onions, Garlic, Leeks, Grow Your Own Squash Plants,...
Grow Your Own: Why Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables?, What You Can't Grow, Why...
Grow Your Own Berries: Grow Your Own Berries, Grow Your Own Bla...
Keeping Animals: Keeping a Goat, Keeping Cows and Livestock, Keeping Chickens in Your...
Money: Doing Car Boot Sales, Making the Most of Your Library, Living a...
Natural Remedies: All about Natural Remedies, Most Common Natural Remedies, Natural...
Latest Comments
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Charly
Re: Make Your Own Biodegradable Plant Pots
I like this piece, however it doesn't make sense to use sellotape when making the pots as that isn't bio degradable.
21 July 2019 -
Billy
Re: Building Your Own Cob House
I am looking to buy a plot of land approx 50 - 100 acres. My desire is to live off the land sustainably. My partner and I would…
22 June 2019 -
Rob the roller
Re: What Not to Do in Your Allotment
Hi Giancarlo I am sorry to hear about your unfortunate condition. There is nothing to prevent you growing mushrooms etc…
27 November 2018 -
Kate br
Re: Selling from Your Allotment
I would recommend. Country markets as local places to sell surplus veg
9 November 2018 -
JoJo
Re: Foraging for Mushrooms
@Amy - Lepiota (Dapperlings) which look like smaller versions of Parasols have an approx 7cm diametre. They can be very poisonous - so…
3 September 2018 -
Amy
Re: Foraging for Mushrooms
Hello, Im wanting some advice please,ive found a fungi/mushroom in my garden...ive been searching on the internet and it seems as its a…
1 September 2018 -
Mick
Re: Self-Sufficient Energy
I am looking into a thermoelectric generator to place on my solid fuel burning stove. The stove is hot all but two weeks out of the year.
26 June 2018 -
GoSelfSufficient
Re: What Not to Do in Your Allotment
Giancarlo - Your Question:Hello,My name is Giancarlo Cristea, I live in Tooting, London, where I came 3 years ago.…
24 May 2018 -
Giancarlo
Re: What Not to Do in Your Allotment
Hello, My name is Giancarlo Cristea, I live in Tooting, London, where I came 3 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot work…
23 May 2018 -
Baz
Re: Keeping a Pig
When buying pigs do you have to buy two or would they be ok on their own
11 September 2017
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