Homemade Cold Pressed Vegetable Oil Soap Homemade soap needs fat or oil. You can use animal fat or vegetable oil. In our case the vegetable oil is, as always olive oil, as that is the one oil we are self sufficient in. So far we have only made 100% olive oil homemade soap (Castille soap) but other oils could be added. Coconut oil would be a particularly good oil to include in your homemade soap. In moderation it would improve the lathering qualities of this homemade olive oil soap. If you are new to soap-making I highly recommend trying the […]
Olive Leaf Tea. Olive Leaf Benefits To Your Health
As part of our quest to become as Self Sufficient as possible we have begun (slowly) to try to get more benefit from what we have around us. Trying to lead a Self Sufficient life means (for us) trying to break away from the constraints of regular 9 to 5 Jobs Living in the middle of a Spanish Olive Grove I began a website a while ago to try to begin selling our Raw Olives. It has been quite successful considering the high shipping charges to ship Raw Olives around the globe. More people are looking for healthy alternatives to […]
Tips For Traditional Cleaning Without Chemicals Green Cleaning Products
Traditional Cleaning Without Chemicals Trying to be self-sufficient? Frugal? Green? Cheap? Save the Planet? Keep your pets or kids safe? Or do you just want less cleaning products taking up space in your cupboards or to use more green cleaning products? Want to find cool eco cleaning products like the goodbye detergent original spaghetti scrub? Here’s what you need to carry out most of the household cleaning. Casa Dirty Boots Eco Cleaning Products Microfibre cloths White vinegar Liquid or soft soap Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda or Soda Crystals) Salt Mild Liquid Detergent (Washing Up Liquid) Eco Wash Balls or […]
Self Sufficient Questions And Answers Vol 3
Welcome to the third instalment of Self Sufficient Questions and Answers. Sorry about the delay, we had Internet problems. Bobpick asked via Twitter: If a veggy says plant in rows 36 inches apart, can I plant something in-between, and what’s the best distance tween all rows? Bob, personally I would never plant so far apart. I can’t think of anything that I plant more than 2 feet apart. However, we all have different preferences and designs of our Veg Plots to accommodate. I would certainly plant in between rows, especially if the main crop take a while to mature. Try […]
Foraging for Free Food
Wherever you live try to get to know the free food you can forage locally. In the modern world we tend to forget that food occurs naturally pretty much everywhere. Nature supplies lots of edible goodies if you only get out their and look for them. Perhaps the best place to start is to track down a book on plants native to wherever you live. Or even better a book on local wild foods. Then get talking to people. Vegetable Gardeners are often great scavengers too, and the older they are the more they may know what your locality has […]
More Blogs on the Roll
The blogroll has been updated by his good self. He’s added some links of blogs he enjoys reading at the moment. Check them out, there are some great sites on the blogroll. If we’ve missed you but are visiting your site let me apologise. Having two people reading blogs and writing this one means we do, just occasionally, forget who does what! For a more self sufficient future
The Best Inverters. Pure Sinewave Inverters
Many of us wishing to become Self Sufficient, especially when it comes to our Electrical needs, will have begun delving in to the world of Inverters, Solar Panels, Deep Cycle Batteries and more. There is a surprising array of different makes and models to choose from. It can seem like a very complicated business, but once understood a Solar or Wind Powered system is surprisingly easy to install. The backbone of an off grid or grid-tied power system is the Inverter. The best Inverters are not always the most expensive, they are the best Inverter for the job. Choosing The […]