Download or read book Growing Self-Sufficiency written by Sally Nex and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday steps everyone can take to experience the satisfaction and fulfilment of providing for yourself. Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can provide food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or backyard, a large garden, or a homestead or smallholding. This brilliant guide shows you how to grow and enjoy fresh and tasty vegetables and fruit, as well as how to produce your own chicken, eggs and lamb, guaranteed free from harmful chemicals and additives. It also contains helpful tips on how to preserve your produce – from freezing and drying to making jams, chutneys and pickles. There are also recipes for making juices, cordials, cider, wine and liqueurs, and how to grow medicinal herbs and make your own herbal remedies Provide more food from your plot than you ever thought possible, and become more self-sufficient with this beautiful book.