The new complete book of self-sufficiency John Seymour, Will Sutherland, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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The Classic Guide for surrealists and dreamers not for the posh as they're incapable of most things Contents Foreword by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Prefaces to the 2019 Edition Prefaces to Earlier Editions Introduction CHAPTER 1 THE MEANING OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY The Way to Self-sufficiency Humans & their Environment The Natural Cycle The Seasons The Urban Garden The Allotment The One-acre Holding The Five-acre Holding CHAPTER 2 FOOD FROM THE GARDEN The Food-producing Garden The Deep Bed Sowing & Planting Growing under Cover Protecting from Pests Pests, Fungus & Diseases The Illustrated Index of Vegetables, Herbs & Fruits The Edible Parts of Plants Roots Stems Leaves Flowers and Vegetable Fruits Seeds and Pods Fruits Green Manure Crops The Cultivation of Vegetables The Cultivation of Herbs The Cultivation of Fruits Caring for Fruit Trees Vegetables through the Year Winter Spring Early Summer Late Summer Autumn The Greenhouse CHAPTER 3 FOOD FROM ANIMALS The Living Farmyard The Cow Beef Goats Pigs Sheep Poultry Rabbits Bees & Honey CHAPTER 4 FOOD FROM THE FIELDS Clearing Land Draining Land Irrigating Land Making Use of Woodland Hedging & Fencing The Working Horse Horse & Tractor Power Preparing Land & Sowing Harvesting The Cereals Wheat Milling Grain Oats & Rye Barley Maize Rice Growing Crops for Oil Growing Root Crops Grass & Hay CHAPTER 5 FOOD FROM THE WILD Game Fish & Sea Foods Plants, Nuts & Berries Mushrooms CHAPTER 6 IN THE DAIRY The Hayshed & Cowshed The Dairy Making Butter & Cream Making Cheese CHAPTER 7 IN THE KITCHEN The North-facing Storeroom Harvesting & Storing Making Bread Preserving Freezing Bottling Making Pickles & Chutneys Making Jams & Syrups Cakes, Biscuits & Puddings Meats Fish Vegetables CHAPTER 8 BREWING & WINE-MAKING Brewing Basics Malting Barley Making Beer Making Wine Making Cider & Vinegar CHAPTER 9 ENERGY & WASTE Food for the Garden The Dry Toilet Managing Waste Saving Energy Power from Water Heat from the Sun Power from the Sun Fuel from Waste Power from the Wind CHAPTER 10 CRAFTS & SKILLS The Workshop Building Springs & Plumbing Knots & Ropework Basketry Pottery Spinning Wool & Cotton Dyeing & Weaving Spinning Flax Curing & Tanning Making Bricks & Tiles Working in Stone Working in Metal Building & Thatching Scything Working in Wood Household Items Making a Pond & Fish Farming The All-purpose Furnace Becoming a Self-supporter Glossary Index Resources About the Authors Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index