The Self Sufficient-ish Bible: An Eco-living Guide for the 21st Century,   ISBN:9780340951019

Customer Rating: 

Hey!

First things first, I'll give you my warning: This book was written for people living in England. Not America or any other country. However, the fount of infomation still applies...for the most part. However, there are a few things I still must do research in to figure out about (ex. What in the world are courgettes and marrows?) and a few things that simply don't apply outside England (ex. Planting and Harvesting Calendar and the supplies section).

But there WERE a great many cool projects and some really wonderful information on how to be as green as possible when circumstances deam you can't be completely self-sufficient. Because, let's face it, the majority of us simply can't leave the modern lifestyle behind completely. Nor do many of us want to. This book is great for suggesting how to live a self sufficient-ish lifestyle. Not quite living in the boonies, with no money, no job, and no contact with the outside world, but not completely enmeshed in the modern wasteful lifestyle, either. Sure, I don't agree with every word in here, and I don't know that I'd be completely against living in the boonies with no money, no job, and no contact with the outside world. But this book gives me a way to be self-sufficient-ish until I can do something like that, which is a wonderful thing.

Hope this helps all of you potential customers, and happy reading!

Luv ya,
Tashi :)

Customer Rating: 

An absolutely amazing book packed full of useful information. It covers all areas of self sufficiency and in a lot of detail. It covers areas you wouldn't even consider yourself so its a really worthwhile investment. I got it for Christmas and had it read by boxing day, I just couldn't put it down. Its written beautifully so you never get bored or feel over faced by it and has lots of little tit bits of additional information to make it an even more enjoyable read. 2 massive thumbs up to the Hamiltons, I'll definitely be buying any future works of theirs.

Customer Rating: 

This book gives great information on a broad variety of topics from gardening to self sufficiency on the homestead. You can glean information on crop rotation, what vegetables work well with what kinds of herbs not to mention the information on how to make cleaning supplies for yourself and your clothes and home. VERY interesting and has useful addresses, books, and sites in the back!