My good friend and fellow off-gridder, Ron Melchiore, and I have created what may very well be the most comprehensive, step-by-step system to transform YOU from an honest homeowner at the mercy of the government and big corporations into a self-sufficient person who doesn’t depend on anyone else or owe them a thing.
It’s called:
The Self-Sufficient Backyard
Nowadays we could all use a little more self-sufficiency in our lives, especially since there’s no telling when the next crisis will hit.
And I’m sure you don’t want to be caught off-guard or looking for a handout from FEMA.
On the flip side, even if no crisis arrives soon, you’ll have greatly improved your house. And it will start to pay for itself instead of draining your bank account each month.
How to Turn a Typical Money-Draining House into a Tiny, Profitable Homestead
All you really need are simple yet ingenious DIY projects you can implement in a few hours or days, like the self-heating year-round greenhouse, a moneymaking basement crop, the mini chicken coop on just eight square feet, the complete windowsill medicinal garden, a quick battery trick for making almost any battery last longer, an independent water source, a small under-kitchen root cellar, an ingenious system for growing food suspended indoors, the handy backyard beehive, a stove that gives you free, hot, pressurized water at the tap, and many—and I do mean many—others!
100+ Backyard Projects You Should Add to Your Property
The Self-Sufficient Backyard has color pictures and crystal-clear instructions for each step of every project so that you can become less dependent on pharmacies and grocery chains and take back your independence.

These are the same projects Ron and Johanna have relied on for decades living off the grid and far away from "civilized society."
Click to see what’s waiting for you inside The Self-Sufficient Backyard (limited physical copies).
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