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John Seymour

The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers

The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers

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John Seymour's The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency is a guide to living sustainably, offering step-by-step instructions on everything from chopping trees to harnessing solar power, growing fruit and vegetables, preserving and pickling your harvest, baking bread, brewing beer, and making cheese. It encourages readers to live off the land, run their own smallholding or homestead, and raise (and butcher) livestock, offering an alternative to mass production and intensive farming.

Format: Hardback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd


Embrace the off-grid green living and envision a more sustainable future with the ultimate guide to self-sufficiency. For over four decades, John Seymour has inspired thousands to make eco-friendly choices with his invaluable advice on living sustainably. The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency presents comprehensive step-by-step instructions on a wide range of topics, including tree-chopping, solar power harnessing, fruit and vegetable cultivation, harvest preservation, bread baking, beer brewing, and cheese making. Seymour guides you on how to live off the land, running your own smallholding or homestead, and raising (and butchering) livestock. In a world dominated by mass production, intensive farming, and food miles, Seymour's words offer an alternative: a celebration of investing time, labor, and love into the things we need. While not everyone can relocate to the countryside, we can appreciate the importance of consuming ethically grown food or creating cherished items using skills passed down through generations. This bestselling classic provides solace to those seeking refuge from the chaos of modern life.

Weight: 1632g
Dimension: 282 x 222 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241593394

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