| | The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency |  | Author: John Seymour
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book
Buy Used: £17.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 377289
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0571110959
EAN: 9780571110957
ASIN: 0571110959
Publication Date: October 18, 1976
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Page edges are tanned but text unmarked and in thick plastic cover.
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Very Useful! July 3, 2002
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Like some of the other reviewers I found this book so full of practical information that it made me want to go out and do it - which is what I am in fact starting to do.
The writing is not theoretical - you get the feeling that Mr Seymour has actually done everything and knows it works.
Instructions are very clear and well supported with illustrations.
Whether you are out to totally change your lifestyle and do a 'Goodlife' or just want to get a little more control over your own life through making your own cheese (A real Stilton can be made!), it is an essential introduction.
LIfe Changing June 13, 2002
46 out of 47 found this review helpful
I have long considered myself very capable of self-sufficiency and survival - until I read this incredible book. Mr. Seymour's book shared hands-on information that would otherwise take years of trial and error or a fantastic personal relationship with a local farmer to acquire. His precise descriptions of necessary homesteading tasks are nearly extinct from today's society. His legacy is that he has preserved information that can help mankind endure nearly any crisis, no matter where in the world they are. This book can enable the common 9 - 5 working stiff to become truly independent and self-reliant. Now, anyone with will can make a conscious decision to be as completely independent as they choose to be.
Until I read this book I had vowed to never have a cow or a pig on my holding, due to their being prone to disease as well as their smell and damage to the land. His first-hand knowledge has completely changed my mind. After reading this book, I will never again consider having a homestead without both. His calculations on labor from animals vs. machines and formulas for feed required for stock are extremely useful. Regardless of whether one desires to be 100% self-sufficient with 5 acres, make a good living with 50 acres, or set up a small 1 acre homestead and live extremely healthily and simply - this book is a must read. By far the most comprehensive and useful book on self-sufficiency I have ever come across. It is the how-to book for all ages. It's ability to honestly reveal a completely exhausting 365 day a year work schedule may also weed out many dreamers who will be left fatigued by the end of the book. I can't wait to get started.
An excellent book February 12, 2002
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have read this book with great enthusiasm, the writing style is informal and packed with beautiful details, it is a must for those that really want to have a go or for those that just want to dream. An excellent book.
invaluable for the beginner in self sufficiency November 10, 2001
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
all you need to know about running a one acre or five acre small-holding organically and self sufficiently.
The definitive guide to self sufficiency July 3, 2001
43 out of 46 found this review helpful
It is a life changing experience to read and properly digest the ideas and practices described in this superb book . I first read it when I was 12 and it left me with a deep set need to work with the land and discover yet more about how it can be used to the advantage of ourselves and the environment. I am now 30 and have spent most of my life since then learning and using the skills of the old country. Thanks to John Seymour I have spent some of my most fulfilling times working in the countryside doing everything from drystone walling,tree planting and hedge layering to growing Peas and feeding my own hens . Thankyou Mr Seymour ,for showing everyone the first steps to following a wonderful way of life . Jonathan Barbier
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