The romanticised self-sufficiency depicted in The Good Life is rather different from the “fermes ornées” or ornamental farms created in the 18th century. My garden is something between the ...

Just follow these simple steps and you're on your way to having your very own self sustaining garden ecosystem that you can keep in your house. First, you will need to fill the bottom of your ...

Everyone will have a different approach to keeping a self-sufficient 1 acer homestead ... other people cannot keep them out of the garden. Some people will not slaughter animals and have to ...