Why Being Self-Sufficient Matters
Why Being Self-Sufficient Matters
Our grandparents and great-grandparents knew the importance of being self-sufficient. They survived an economic depression and major wars so they fostered age-old skills, just in case.
These days, you and I are a generation (or two!) removed from crisis, and we are heavily dependent on products that make our lives easier.
This lack of perspective coupled with reliance on convenience means we’re one thing and one thing only: Vulnerable.
Preparing for job loss or sudden illness isn’t futile; it’s smart. And when it comes to climate change? As devastating storms increase in frequency we may find ourselves relying on our great-grandparents’ long-lost skills to get us through.
My guest this week is Kelly Morris. Kelly is a homesteader who is passionate about fostering self-sufficiency. She is an expert at the arts of foraging, preserving food, bartering, and maintaining a working pantry, too.
Kelly is on the show to outline why, exactly, it’s vital to rely less on modern conveniences + more on our own talents; she offers practical ideas for nurturing the self-sufficiency in all of us, too.
Your episode reading list:
- The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn
- Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel
- The Self-Sufficient Life & How to Live it: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide by John Seymour
- Ball Complete Book of Canning & Preserving
- Peterson Field Guide: Edible Wild Plants by Lee Allen Peterson
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