A friend of mine, however, recently pointed out that this sense of extreme self-suffiency is actually a manifestation of machismo. It's the idea that you have the strength and balls to take care of yourself and your family. You avoid asking for help even though it may have devastating effects.
Crane.tv | Posted 05.28.2012
Gardener, Alys Fowler, is an individual who manages to balance city life with sustainable living. The BBC presenter currently lives in Birmingham but is semi self-sufficient and eats 100% seasonally.
Tamar Haspel | Posted 04.01.2012
If you're not growing, raising, hunting, foraging, or fishing your own food, you're behind the curve. Chickens and gardens, pigs and turkeys, rods and guns, are all showing up at the homes of what used to be milquetoast supermarket shoppers.
Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 01.04.2012
In this video, Shelter editor Lloyd Kahn shows us a rare first issue of the Whole Earth Catalog, takes us for a tour of his homestead and gives us a sneak peek of his upcoming book Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter.
Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011
Why are we asking other people, especially corporate or governmental entities what we're supposed to do? What are we thinking? What was I thinking?
Posted 05.25.2011
From Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!: More ...
The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011
by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Last week, environmentalists and food advocates warily welcomed the news that Walmart plans to expand its ...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011
A recent study of 50-68 year old men and women in Chicago, found that being lonely at the beginning of the study correlated with increases in blood pressure two, three and four years later.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011
To be single at heart, I think, means that you see yourself as single. Your life may or may not include the occasional romantic relationship, but you don't aspire to live as part of a couple for the long term.
Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011
For over 20 years, CCH members have supported community development in Haiti. One of the ways they do this is by teaching organic gardening, reforestation, and animal husbandry.
Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011
Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011
Madigan's book, aptly billed as "the Indispensible Guide To Food Self-Sufficiency," is an invaluable resource to help you tackle just about any homegrown, made-from-scratch project.
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011
Just an initial effort to think about human settlements as they might develop during coming years. An Obama Village would have a population of plus o...
Jeannie Ralston | Posted 11.17.2011
Today, I'm not sure who to be angry at, exactly who to blame, but after years of inattention and living like we had a right to a free lunch, my suspicion is that this time the culprit is all of us.
Erika L. Sánchez | Posted 05.22.2012