The Selfsufficient-ish Bible - Hardcover

Hamilton, Andy; Hamilton, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 034095101X ISBN 13: 9780340951019

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

Synopsis

Identical twin brothers Andy and Dave Hamilton live in the centre of Bristol. Attracted to the pub and music scene of the bustling city, they still yearn for elements of the good life. So ever since they were students, they have used their initiative and imagination to think up ways to live in a frugal and self-sufficientish way, while still enjoying life to the full.

Having set up their website www.selfsufficientish.com in 2004, they discovered that their approach and ethos touched a nerve with thousands of people in the UK. Andy and Dave, Britains green twins, advocate a fun and positive approach to environmentalism, and understand that the thought of adjusting every aspect of our lives is overwhelming and possibly offputting. Hence self-sufficientish.

If you don't have the space or time to be totally self-reliant, but crave creative ideas for recycling, growing organic vegetables and establishing an environmentally friendly home office, this is the book for you. Youll find small suggestions to get you started (not overfilling your kettle, choosing alternative kitchen-cleaning products and making plant pots out of newspapers) and bigger ones for when your confidence grows (advice on keeping chickens, making office equipment out of worn-out trousers and tackling an allotment for the first time), as well as recipes, herbal remedies, eco-friendly travel solutions and much much more.

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Review

If you incorporate a chunk of the advice of this book into your life - and request your friends to read it and do the same - you'll have made a difference (Countryfile Magazine)

A one-stop book full of ideas and practical tips covering everything from how to darn a sock to how to keep food cool without a fridge. (The Ecologist)

From the Author

The Self Sufficientish Bible is aimed at anyone who wants to get their hands dirty, live more cheaply and embrace a lifestyle that is more in tune with the natural rhythms of life.

It is the first every straight forward comprehensive guide that covers brewing your own, foraging, growing your own, keeping livestock, herbalism and ethical shopping.

We developed the idea while living on a wage of around £5000-£6000 a year and is therefore implicitly full of some very frugal ideas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 034095101X
• ISBN 13: 9780340951019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400