Das grosse Buch der Selbstversorgung

Sustainable living made easy!

The ultimate standard work on self-sufficiency guides you with detailed step-by-step instructions and over 1,000 fresh illustrations on your journey to an environmentally conscious life—whether in a city apartment, a suburban house, or a rural farm. Topics ranging from vegetable gardening to animal husbandry and energy production are comprehensively covered in all their facets.

Step by step to self-sufficiency

The authors of this extensive guide are a father-son duo dedicated to sustainable living. Dick Strawbridge transformed his farm in Cornwall into a self-sufficient homestead, inspiring not only his son James, who is also committed to environmental projects and conducts seminars, but also numerous viewers of the BBC documentary series "It's not easy being green." With this knowledgeable and updated self-sufficiency book, you are sure to feel the same way.

The self-sufficiency book in an updated new edition

What renewable energies can be utilized, and how is the best way to keep animals? How can you save energy at home, grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs, and make wine? How does one become a hobby beekeeper? How can plastic be avoided in everyday life? What edible flowers can be planted in your own garden? The updated DK bestseller for self-sufficiency provides the answers for a more environmentally conscious and sustainable life:

• Live autonomously in all situations—both in the city with limited space and in the countryside.
• Detailed instructions on the key self-sufficiency topics: growing fruits, herbs, and vegetables, hobby beekeeping, animal husbandry, waste reduction, and energy saving.
• Easily implementable tips with over 1,000 photos and illustrations.

Reduce your carbon footprint and live a simple, natural life in harmony with the seasons.