Self-sufficiency
is presented in many places and situations. Families can be self-sufficient in
different ways and in practice this can mean quite different things in
different families, but still the word has a certain echo for each of us.
Here I go through
the self-sufficiency of food production in our family. Self-sufficiency does
not necessarily mean a year-round situation, but some ways of self-sufficiency
can only be reached during the growing season or only during the autumn.
Delicacy
Mozart from last summer grown season.
Beans last May. I
want to increase self-sufficiency for these for next year, the whole winter.
What does self-sufficiency mean for me and my family?
• Food is grown in selfmade compost mulch, in own yard
or on a parcel, without any industrial fertilizers or chemical pesticides. I
cannot use the term "organic" because I am not a registered organic
producer, but I try to do the breeding with the same methods and restrictions. There
are some differences in materials and seeds, because everything is not
available in organic form, etc.
• Herbs, potatoes, carrots, yellow, red and garlic are
needed for the year.
• Frozen currants, gooseberries and raspberries.
• Curb apples, plums and crickets.
What does self-reliance add to?
• Independence.
• Sustainable.
• Money savings.
• Tasty products.
• Security of production methods and food purity.
• Happy leisure time with family.
What's new in next year's plans for self-sufficiency?
• More beans.
• Peas.
• More yellow bulbs.
• Setting up strawberries to have more homegrown strawberries
in the future.
Recently I evaluated the yield needed – let’s see how
the plan works.
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