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Drastically Cut Electricity Costs

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Well, it seems like I haven’t been here for ages. This is Mr. Dirty Boots in case you had forgotten about me. In an effort to ensure we can continue our self sufficient life on our mountainside I have been spending the last few months learning all there is to know about Internet marketing and making money via the Internet. Amazing what you can do with a laptop, a solar panel and a satellite Internet connection really. It has gone surprisingly well and I can see us being able to easily support our lifestyle whilst making money online via what […]

Urban Compost Bin Tumblers

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As any regular readers know we have a very basic, but effective form of composting. We use three compost bins that are rotated every few months. Made frorm pallets, they are cheap and effective. I previously wrote about how to build a compost bin and what I thought was the best composter system. Lately I have been hearing about the rotating composter and how you can supposedly make compost in 14-21 days. Well, I just had to investigate. It seems unbelievable to me that these compost bin tumbler machines can be that effective. I have always said I didn’t believe […]

Eco Wash Balls-An Eco Balls Review

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In what now seems like the far distant past already, right at the start of this site I wrote about being left here up the Mountain for a while while Mrs. Dirty Boots went back to the UK for a bit. Having never taking much notice previously I was in charger of doing the Laundry. This involved the use of Eco Balls. There is now a wide range of different Eco Laundry Balls to choose from – click to see all brands. I wrote about how amazed and surprised I was by how efficient Eco Wash Balls were. For such […]

Olive Leaf Tea. Olive Leaf Benefits To Your Health

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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 […]

Self Sufficient Questions And Answers Vol 3

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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 […]

The Best Inverters. Pure Sinewave Inverters

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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 […]

How To Grow Potato Plants

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The simple Potato. A staple part of many peoples Diet with endless varieties and an almost infinite way of cooking them. Also a very important part of becoming more Self Sufficient when it comes to food. Here we will look at he best way to grow Potato Plants, the conditions needed, and many of the other aspects of growing Potatoes. When To Plant Potatoes For the majority of us the best time to plant Potatoes is in late Spring once the last chances of a Frost have disappeared. The tender shoots that appear on chitting Potatoes can easily be damaged […]