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Self Sufficiency books online

Submitted by James Samuel on 13 March 2009 - 9:23am | Blog entry

While I think we are past the "self sufficiency" model as a way to look at building our future, and I prefer the idea of "community sufficiency", these links are to a range of books which are an amazing source of information about all manner of localisation skills that could be very useful.

A Self-Sufficiency Library

--- GARDENING, WILD FORAGING AND SELF SUFFICIENCY

The City People's Book Of Raising Food
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8103864/The-City-Peoples-Book-Of-Raising-Food

Encyclopedia of country living Carla Emery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449578/Encyclopedia-of-country-living-Carla-E...

The complete book of self sufficiency by John Seymour
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449749/The-complete-book-of-self-sufficiency-...

Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia With Special Herb Section
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6412280/Vegetable-Gardening-Encyclopedia-With-...

Gardening Without Irrigation - Dry Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8300483/Gardening-Without-Irrigation-Dry-Farming

Intensive Gardening For Profit And Self Sufficiency
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8301731/Intensive-Gardening-For-Profit-And-Sel...

Joy of Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296631/Joy-of-Gardening

Indoor Gardening Secrets
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6253964/Indoor-Gardening-Secrets

Wild Edibles - Nutrition & Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8100611/Wild-Edibles-Nutrition-Medicine

Herbal Manual - Herbal Medicine 1936
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8069412/Herbal-Manual-Herbal-Medicine

Culpeper's The Complete Herbal
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8067154/Culpepers-The-Complete-Herbal-Herbal-M...

Edible And Medicinal Plants
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8150505/Edible-And-Medicinal-Plants-Herbal-Med...

Survival - How To Make Herbal Preparations
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535757/survival-how-to-make-herbal-preparations

Edible Rooftop Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7797894/Edible-Rooftop-Gardening

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 1 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524448/Handbook-of-Herbs-and-Spices-Vol-1-K-P...

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 2 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524451/Handbook-of-Herbs-and-Spices-Vol-2-K-P...

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2390089/Culinary-Herbs-Their-Cultivation-Harve...

How-To Hydroponics - A HowTo Guide to Soilfree Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3858026/HowTo-Hydroponics-A-HowTo-Guide-to-Soi...

Bill Mollison - Permaculture Design Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5030/bill-mollison-permaculture-design-course

Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226547/PROD6Saving-Your-Own-Vegetable-Seeds

Organic Gardener's Composting by Steve Solomon
http://www.scribd.com/doc/884545/Organic-Gardeners-Composting-by-Steve-S...

Growing & Curing Tobacco
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8227028/Growing-Curing-Tobacco

Organic Tobacco Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226885/Organic-Tobacco-Production

Grow Organic Potatoes
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2548574/growing-potatoes

Home Composting Bins
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8330632/Home-Composting-Bins

Organic Insecticides For The Garden; Home & Garden
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226741/Organic-Insecticides-Garden

Barrel-ponics
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals/Aquaculture/Aquaponic_Informati...

An Integrated Fish Culture Hydroponic Vegetable Production
System
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals/Aquaculture/Aquaponic_Informati...

The One Straw Revolution _excellent (no tilling or plowing)
permaculture
http://ebooks.du.ac.in/edu-resources/Resources/books/onestraw.pdf

--- FOOD PRESERVATION _COOKING, CANNING, CURING, ETC.

Preserving Food: Drying Fruits And Vegetables - Nutrition
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8086473/Preserving-Food-Drying-Fruits-And-Vege...

Complete Guide To Home Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8078550/Complete-Guide-To-Home-Canning-Nutrition

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Canning-Meat-Wild-Game-Poultry-Fish-Sa...

Preparing And Canning Fermented Food And Pickled Vegetables
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8084385/Preparing-And-Canning-Fermented-Food-A...

Every Step in Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/934987/Every-Step-in-Canning

Small-Scale Food Drying Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429418/SmallScale-Food-Drying-Technologies

Field Care Of Harvested Big Game
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8757590/Field-Care-Of-Harvested-Big-Game

How To Build A Wood-Fired Oven & Start A Home Bakery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8451084/Building-A-Bread-Oven

Solar Cookers - Natural Living
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8102008/Solar-Cookers-Natural-Living

Earth-Friendly Cooking Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8347607/EarthFriendly-Cooking-Technologies

Solar Distillation & Water Purification
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8334119/Solar-Distillation-Water-Purification

Rain Water Harvesting
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7145044/Rain-Water-Harvesting

How To Make An Upesi Stove
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8333387/How-To-Make-An-Upesi-Stove

Wood Conserving Cook Stoves - A Design Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9171909/Wood-Conserving-Cook-Stoves-A-Design-G...

How To Make Liquor With Fruit And Berries
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307739/How-To-Make-Liquor-With-Fruit-And-Berries

Cheese Making Made Easy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8944050/Cheese-Making-Made-Easy

Cheese Making
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307365/Cheese-Making

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Canning-Meat-Wild-Game-Poultry-Fish-Sa...

--- HEATING, ENERGY AND FUEL

Solar Water Heaters
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9173638/Solar-Water-Heaters-In-Nepal

Water as Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4123662/Water-as-Fuel

Run Car on Water - stanley meyer resonant electrolysis cell system collection
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4110288/Run-Car-on-Water-stanley-meyer-resonan...

Homemade Batteries [2003, 14 Pages]
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3921621/Homemade-Batteries-2003-14-Pages

Wind Energy Systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450845/Wind-Energy-Systems

Wood Burning Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8096896/Wood-Burning-Handbook-Natural-Living

Oil Drum Stove For Cooking And Water Heating
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450853/Oil-Drum-Stove-For-Cooking-And-Water-H...

Water Power For The Farm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165207/Water-Power-For-The-Farm

Pumping Water For Irrigation Using Solar Energy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8617302/Pumping-Water-For-Irrigation-Using-Sol...

Generator Power For The Homestead
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153427/Generator-Power-For-The-Homestead

How To Make Biodiesel Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153517/How-To-Make-Biodiesel-Fuel

Build Your Own Biogas Generator
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8679538/Build-Your-Own-Biogas-Generator

Using A Biogas Digester
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8337831/Using-A-Biogas-Digester

--- LIVESTOCK

Small-Scale Chicken Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8422107/SmallScale-Chicken-Production

The Homesteader's Handbook To Raising Small Livestock
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8680857/The-Homesteaders-Handbook-To-Raising-S...

A Poultry Mini-Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8258787/A-Poultry-MiniManual

Small-Scale Freshwater Fish Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429562/SmallScale-Freshwater-Fish-Farming

Poultry a Practical Guide _Very old, Very excellent comprehensive guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8942814/Poultry-a-Practical-Guide

--- MEDICINE

Holistic & Alternative Medicine 101
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6311011/Holistic-Alternative-Medicine-101

Herbal/Medical Contraindications_ Using herbal remedies and pharma products: interactions
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/HerbMedContra1.pdf

Herbal Formulas for Clinic and Home
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/Formulary2.pdf

First Aid Full Manual FM21-11
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4089404/First-Aid-Full-Manual-FM2111

Where There is No Dentist - Murray Dickson
http://www.scribd.com/doc/408523/Where-There-is-No-Dentist-Murray-Dickson

Where There Is No Doctor - A Village Health Care Handbook - David Werner
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6408748/Where-There-Is-No-Doctor-A-Village-Hea...

Wilderness Medicine Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8149708/Wilderness-Medicine-Course

Healing Pets With Alternative Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8515671/Healing-Pets-With-Alternative-Medicine

Physicians Desk Reference: Herbal Medicines
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7354348/Herbal-PDRsmall

How To Treat and Heal Your Pet at Home?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2374175/How-To-Treat-and-Heal-Your-Pet-at-Home

One Mineral Can Help _Potassium Iodide
http://www.nogw.com/download/_07_sski.pdf

Ditch Medicine - Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencies (1993)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2205119/Ditch-Medicine-Advanced-Field-Procedur...

--- SURVIVAL MANUALS AND INFO

Compact Survival Kits
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8698084/Compact-Survival-Kits

SAS Survival Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6723318/SAS-Survival-Guide

Wilderness Survival (FM 21-76)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8085776/Wilderness-Survival-FM-2176-

Nuclear War Survival Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2932392/Nuclear-War-Survival-Skills

USMC Winter Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960322/USMC-Winter-Survival-Course

US Marine Corps Summer Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960529/US-Marine-Corps-Summer-Survival-Course

Survival Attitude
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4020001/Survival-Attitude

Nuclear Contamination Avoidance
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6147889/NUCLEAR-CONTAMINATION-AVOIDANCE

Kearny Homemade Fallout Meter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3082604/Kearny-Homemade-Fallout-Meter

Survival - Personal Wilderness Medical Kit
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535775/survival-personal-wilderness-medical-kit

--- BUILDING RELATED _SURVIVAL SHELTERS AND MORE

Seven Survival Shelters That Could Save your life!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3007857/Seven-Survival-Shelters-That-Could-Sav...

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 1
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331565/Building-With-Stone-And-Earth-Part-1

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 2
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331631/Building-With-Stone-And-Earth-Part-2

Barn Plans And Out-Buildings (1886)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8342942/Barn-Plans-And-OutBuildings-1886

How to build your own underground home
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5504156/How-to-build-your-own-underground-home...

The Complete Book of Underground Houses _How To
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5902364/-Underground-Homes

The Manual of Free Energy Devices and Systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3152210/the-manual-of-free-energy-devices-and-...

--- COMMUNICATION

The Complete Manual Of Pirate Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608511/The-Complete-Manual-Of-Pirate-Radio

Crystal Radio Project
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608892/Crystal-Radio-Project

Field Antenna Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608089/Field-Antenna-Handbook

Shortwave Radio _Build Your Own
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6472690/Shortwave-Radio

A Handbook On Shortwave Radio And LEO Sattelite Communication
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8375638/A-Handbook-On-Shortwave-Radio-And-LEO-...

Shortwave 101 - How To Listen To World Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614280/Shortwave-101-How-To-Listen-To-World-R...

Shortwave Radio Networking When Phones Fail
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3195783/Shortwave-Radio-Networking-When-Phones...

--- FOXFIRE BOOKS, OTHER SKILLS AND USEFUL INFO

The Foxfire Books are simply some of the best old time skills
books around!

Foxfire One
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961411/Foxfire-One

Foxfire Two
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961376/Foxfire-Two

Foxfire Three
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961322/Foxfire-Three

Foxfire Four
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Foxfire-Book-Volume-05

The Foxfire Five
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Foxfire-Book-Volume-05

Water Well Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165499/Water-Well-Manual

Windmill Construction Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614230/Windmill-Construction-Manual

Sharpening Small Tools
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9231295/Sharpening-Small-Tools

Farm Shop And Equipment
This publication offers suggested assortment of tools, special
tools, and how to keep and care for them.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153426/Farm-Shop-And-Equipment

Tools For Agriculture - A Guide To Appropriate Equipment
Appropriate Equipment For Small Farms
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681208/Tools-For-Agriculture-A-Guide-To-Appro...

Soapmaking - How To Make Soap
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8304654/Soapmaking-How-To-Make-Soap

Village Technology Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681380/Village-Technology-Handbook

W.F. Vickery, Advanced Gunsmithing, 1940
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8697640/Advanced-Gunsmithing-

Manual Of Bicycle Repair
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452394/Manual-Of-Bicycle-Repair

The Formula Manual
Make your own recipes for almost everything other than food.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452986/The-Formula-Manual

Land Clearing
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450761/Land-Clearing

Axe Manual of Peter McLaren
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9356136/Axe-Manual-of-Peter-McLaren

Crosscut Saw Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450723/Crosscut-Saw-Manual

Basic Plumbing Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8604200/Basic-Plumbing-Skills

Basic Plumbing Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8603975/Basic-Plumbing-Course

Hoppe's Guide To Gun Care
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8457633/Guide-To-Gun-Care-