The blog for self-sufficiency and homesteading enthusiasts
My blog investigates the feasibility of becoming completely self sustaining off of the grid.
My articles cover topics such as the best crops, animals and climates for self sufficiency. As well as producing food we also explore how to live without modern conveniences such as electricity and fossil fuels.
Many of todays modern achievements have also become some of societies biggest problems. Our stationary lifestyle and diets rich in sugars and starches have led to an obesity epidemic.
Social media has led to less social interaction and lonelier communities.
Can self sufficient farming and homesteading be the key to tackling climate change and improving society? Here at self sufficient homesteading we seek to answer these questions for good!
How Self Sufficiency and Homesteading can stop Climate Change
Ever since our ancestors ventured out of the primeval forest 10,000 years ago we have always sought ‘progress’. From small ...
How much land do you need to be self sufficient?
A fundamental question asked by many in pursuit of a self sufficient lifestyle is ‘how much land do you need ...
Homesteading skills, for Self Sufficiency
Do you know how to grow a garden, bake bread, or grow food? These are some of the vital skills ...
Homesteading Checklist for self sufficiency
Becoming self sufficient through rural homesteading is a utopian fantasy to many today. The craving for something a little bit ...
A beginner’s guide to self sufficiency & its benefits
Self sufficiency is an aspiration for those who crave a rural and more sustainable way of life. An ever growing ...
15 recipes for self sufficiency
Self sufficiency and homesteading is not just about survival and scrimping along. Becoming self sufficient is nurturing a system of ...
How many chickens do you need to be self sufficient?
There is a very good reason that every self sufficient community in the world has chickens. Quite simply they have ...
27 foods you can forage for free near your home
For many the idea of feeding themselves without a supermarket is a bit of a radical fantasy. For the first ...
26 Perennial vegetables for the garden
Perennial vegetables are those which come up every year without the need for replanting. Once established, perennial vegetables will provide ...
Self sufficient homes
Self sufficient living is about producing as much as you can from your local environment. However becoming self sufficient is ...
31 Homesteading projects
Homesteading can be an extremely rewarding lifestyle and a lot of fun. However it is has to be said that ...
15 Ways to Store Food without Electricity
During the second industrial revolution, the ability to store food was one of the most significant breakthroughs. The invention and ...
The best Climate for self sufficiency
The idea of being self sufficient generally is producing everything you need to live from your homestead. With ecological destruction ...
The most useful 22 Trees for a self sufficiency & homesteading
Self sufficient homesteaders are always looking to make the very most out of their plot. Therefore a certain amount of ...
31 Vegetables for self sufficiency
Becoming completely separate from the grid and a system which is destroying the planet is a noble pursuit indeed. Most ...
What animals do you need to be self sufficient?
Becoming self sufficient is not the easiest task when you take into consideration the conveniences of the modern living. However ...
How to stop Climate Change with Crops – Crops for climate change
There is no doubt that human civilisation is at a turning point. Do we continue to walk blindly into the ...
Temperate Food forests
In the future producing food crops without the need for fossil fuels will become a vital necessity. Governments are beginning ...
32 Homesteading products for self sufficiency
Going off-grid is an attractive option if you want more self-sufficiency and minimum dependence on established institutions. Having a life ...
10 Ways to Sustainably Heat Your Home
In most homes, energy consumption is an expensive necessity. With the rise in energy prices, homeowners are looking out for ...
10 Ways self sufficient homesteading can be good for your health
If there is one thing that is for sure, homesteading is more of a way of life than a hobby ...
32 Best Crops for Winter Storage
Growing vegetables for the table is a big part of becoming more self sufficient. However where ever you live in ...
34 crops for prepping and survival
If one thing that is becoming clear in recent history it is we are living in very turbulent times. Many ...
How to make a self sufficient garden
Today we are all trying to reduce our impact on the planet and help reduce climate change. Very often a ...
Homesteading verses farming what’s the difference?
What's the difference between farming and homesteading? Homesteading and farming are both pursuits which involve working the land to produce ...
Self sufficient greenhouse gardening
Most people who are serious about gardening will have a greenhouse of some sort. There is no doubt that the ...
12 Crops which add nitrogen to the soil
Nitrogen fixing plants are some of the most fascinating in the natural world. Whereas most plants depend on fertility in ...
32 of the best crops for Polytunnels
Polytunnels are one of the best ways to boost crop growing on your plot. Whether you are a self sufficient ...
12 Best Crops for Carbon Sequestration
It is clear that sequestering carbon from the atmosphere is a big priority in the battle against climate change. Since ...
38 Best crops for honey production
Crops for honey production The best thing about honey production is with a little help; bees continuously work their hives ...