Self-Sufficient Backyard
Explore practical ways to become more self-sufficient at home.
Practical Projects for Everyday Independence
Together with my good friend and fellow off-gridder Ron Melchiore, we’ve created what may be one of the most comprehensive, step-by-step systems to transform YOU from an honest homeowner into a self-sufficient person that has an extra income and doesn’t owe anybody a thing.

It’s called:

The Self-Sufficient Backyard

Nowadays we could all use a little more self-sufficiency in our lives as there’s no telling when or even how this situation will evolve.

But it may take time before things fully improve.

On the flip side, since we’re spending more time at home, it’s a great opportunity to work on improving the house and saving money.

100+ tips to reduce everyday expenses you may be paying unnecessarily

All you really need to do are simple DIY projects that you can implement in a few hours or days like: the self-heating year-round greenhouse, a moneymaking basement crop for year-round, the mini-chicken coop on 8 square feet, a complete windowsill medicinal garden, the quick battery trick for making almost any kind last longer, the independent water source, a small kitchen root-cellar, an ingenious system for growing food suspended indoors, the handy backyard beehive, a stove that gives you pressurized water and many…and many others!
 
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Practical Projects for Everyday Independence
The Self-Sufficient Backyard System provides colored pictures and 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". In their unique book "The Self-Sufficient Backyard" they’ve distilled their over 40 years of self-sufficient living wisdom into a complete blueprint you can use to:

Turn a Typical Money-Draining House into A Tiny Profitable Homestead

We are two of the "back to the land people" from the late 1970s. We have been living off the grid for the last 40 years and we've enjoyed every bit of it.
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