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Self Sufficency

November 17th 2006 01:30

Could you raise these cute critters? And, erm, eat them?

Sometimes doing something new is just doing something old. Like living off the land. It’s often been something in my head, living like that, just a kind of wispy fantasy.

Although, right now I’m abuzz with delight, as I’m just bought the most awesome book in the world: The complete guide to self sufficiency.
This is awesome. Included in this book are detailed instructions on how to farm, to keep, kill and eat animals, to gain energy from the sun, wind and water, to make fuel from animal waste, to make a drop toilet, to do blacksmithing, pottery, and so on.
This book was exiting, not only because of the wealth of knowledge it gave, but because it proved to me, with something actually solid, physical, that the dreams I had were entirely possible. I might not be ploughing fields within the next week, but I can see, with a beautiful clarity, that there are more ways to live, than the one we seem to have, as a species, resigned ourselves to, rather than chosen.

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Comment by Jacinda

November 20th 2006 12:35

The only thing my boyfriend had to add is that self sufficiency is hard, trying and requires many sacrifices (like they didn't always have hot showers, nor were they always indoors). But they did indeed grow up self sufficient.

Probably too much work for one person though.

as we've said before - good for some things but maybe not entirely self sufficient to begin with.

Comment by Wendi

November 21st 2006 05:44

Skipping over the part about eating animals (vegetarian, here), I think I could enjoy a self sufficient lifestyle - and many cultures still do. Here in America, we've become somewhat spoiled - everything is all about instant gratification and the greatest results for the least amount of effort. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule and I'm not slandering Americans in any way, just that it seems we've forgotten where we've come from and how we got to where we are.

I just came back from a quick trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. During the trip, we stopped in to the Yankee candle store and I had the kids sit with me to watch a video that was playing in the store about colonial life and how everyone in a family really had to depend on and support one another in order to survive - the women made the clothes, candles, soaps, bed covers, prepared the food, and then some while the men worked countless hours farming, hunting, and a multitude of other chores. Even the kids pitched in for things to run smoothly. Nowadays, we grab our candles, soaps, clothing, and bedding from the express check out lane, then stop for fast food on the way home.

Don't get me wrong, I do love my electricity, hot baths, and starbucks - but the dynamics sure have changed.