Original Article: https://insteading.com/blog/self-sufficient-living/
0:00 Intro
0:39 What is Self Sufficiency Even?
1:38 Step 1- Garden
4:22 Step 2- Save Your Seeds
5:10 Step 3- Pick Your Staple
6:10 Step 4- Breed Your Protein
7:52 Step 5- Feed Your Animals
8:44 Step 6- Prepare for Winter
9:31 Step 7- Water Supply
10:18 Step 8- Get Out of Debt
10:47 Step 9- Change Your Mindset
12:16 Step 10- Face Your Addictions
13:04 Step 11- Manage Your Waste
14:01 Is Self Sufficiency Actually Possible
16:16 Books To Read
Not Sponsored or Affiliate- these books are just personal favorites!
Books Mentioned:
The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency -John Seymour (https://archive.org/details/TheCompleteBookOfSelfSufficiency_726)
Self Sufficiency Handbook–Alan Bridgewater (https://archive.org/details/selfsufficiencyh0000brid/page/6/mode/2up)
Cottage Economy–William Cobbett (https://archive.org/details/cottageeconomy0000cobb)
The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable: The only animal care book I recommend in terms of self-sufficiency. Juliette is super old-school and teaches methods of animal care from materials you can grow and forage on your land. Almost all modern books entirely rely on store-bought minerals, feed, and medicine. (https://archive.org/details/completeherbalha0000bair)
The Foxfire Series: A huge treasure trove of stories, diagrams, and anecdotes from the self-reliant Appalachians, documented and preserved before their wisdom disappeared with them (https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Wigginton%2C+Eliot%22)
Bittersweet: An Ozark version of the Foxfire project entirely available online (https://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/toc.htm)
The Scythe Book: Cut, harvest, and cure your own hay without any machines.(https://scythesupply.com/the-scythe-book.html)
Liquid Gold: Turn urine into a resource, not waste (http://www.liquidgoldbook.com/)
The Humanure Handbook: The go-to guide for safely composting human waste into soil fertility (http://humanurehandbook.com/contents.html)
Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A good start for knowing and growing your own medicinal herbs (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1612120059/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
The Forager’s Harvest, Nature’s Garden, Incredible Wild Edibles: The BEST foraging books I’ve ever found (https://archive.org/details/ForagersHarvest/Disc+2.mkv)
30 Plants That Can Save Your Life, The Backyard Medicine Chest, Douglas Schar (https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Medicine-Chest-Herbal-Primer/dp/1880216280)
Back to Basics (Note: The Homesteading title in this series is, in my opinion, NOT worth the purchase) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1602392331/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds: Ways to store off-grid water (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0964343363/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Create an Oasis with Greywater: Ways to use greywater as a resource, not waste (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0964343339/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
The Bread Builders: Sourdough is the way to go! (https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-bread-builders/)
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1933392592/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Stocking Up (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0878571671/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
The Art of Fermentation (http://www.amazon.com/dp/160358286X/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
The Art of Natural Cheesemaking (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1603585788/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Basic Butchering of Livestock and Game (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0882663917/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Edible Forest Gardens, Book I and II (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1890132608/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Heirloom Life Gardener (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401324398/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
The Complete Vegetable and Herb Gardener (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0028620054/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Permaculture, a Designers Manual (https://www.permaculturedesignersmanual.com/store)
Restoration Agriculture (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1601730357/?tag=nfthmstd-20)
Keeping Warm With an Axe (https://www.allbookstores.com/Keeping-Warm-With-Woodcutter-Handbook/9780876635520)
Seed To Seed (https://archive.org/details/seedtoseedseedsa0000ashw)
Nourishing Traditions (https://archive.org/details/nourishingtradit0000fall)
