Saw this on another site - What are we doing to teach ourselves to not need [them]?
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I am in the process of purchasing some land. My goal is to eventually have a homestead that is self-sufficient/self-sustaining so I do not have to rely on stores for the essentials. While I have a long way to go when it comes to learning skills, at least I am making an effort. I would love advice for some books or links to things I can learn to do! ThanQ in advance!
What are you doing?
Are you on Gab? I found this group about homesteading and off grid tricks and tips, it's got a lot of members.
https://gab.com/groups/5779
Thanks for this Precocious13....just joined!
Cool, I haven't had much time to explore it yet, I only joined a week ago myself, and gab is still slow for me, but it looks like a great group!
Have you ever visited naturalnews.com?
And the owner Mike Adams is serious patriot and has his own show.
Yeah he knows his stuff, that's for sure. He makes a living of it. His articles can be a little over the top sometimes but he's good for opening eyes. And he sugar coats nothing.
I have not! I will definitely take a look! Thank you!
Saw this earlier today, seems to be a wealth of information for this:
https://greatawakening.win/p/12hRQPPzQm/suhvival-reading-drop--download-/c/
Ebay! Lots of used books on there cheap, $4-10 is usually what I pay. I look at reviews on Amazon or whatever and then go to ebay to buy them. Check farm and garden stores at the end of season, they'll Mark them down significantly sometimes.
Country wisdom and know how is a good one.
Look for organic gardening books, being self sufficient means not relying on pesticides most of the time. Better for you too.
Chickens are super easy, basically you just feed them and protect them from predators. They should have a coup, but mine sleep pretty much everywhere but the coup.
Look into mini cows, they produce more meat/milk per pound of feed than the full size versions.
Find other farmers in your area. One, they'll have a lot of good advice for growing in your specific part of the country. Two, you can barter. Trying to keep up a garden, chase down run away chickens, put out hay for cows, keep up fencing, it's a ton of work. Easier to have lots of cows or chickens and a garden, then trade/sell.
Consider growing or raising some specialty things. Mini cows are really popular, or certain breeds of chickens. Lemon cucumbers, or black tomatoes. People will pay a premium for that kind of stuff.
Finally, learn about tractors. They are essential. Plowing a garden plot, putting out hay, bush hogging, getting a truck out of the mud, pulling down a dead tree, it's endless really. Find an older model and learn how to care for it yourself. They'll last forever if you know what your doing.
I bought all of the Foxfire books (four volumes) in the late 70s to learn how people did things in Appalachia before modern life.
That's awesome! I actually live in the Appalachian mountains, so I've been fortunate to actually know some of the old timers.
There are 14 volumes now. I have all the older ones as PDF files that I can carry in my pocket.
That's great. I had thought the project ended after the fourth volume. Thanks for telling me this.
Find out if your soil needs any specific nutrients and provide them while you can. It's hard to do every single thing for yourself. Share skills with neighbors if possible.