The Self-Sufficiency Specialist. Alan Bridgewater

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      Reprinted in 2011

      First published in 2007 by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      London • Cape Town • Sydney • Auckland

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      Copyright © 2007 illustrations and photographs New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      Copyright © 2007 New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers and copyright holders.

      ISBN 978 184537 9254

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4

      Editorial Direction: Rosemary Wilkinson Editor: Naomi Waters Production: Hema Gohil

      Designed and created for New Holland by AG&G Books Copyright © 2004 “Specialist” AG&G Books

      Design: Glyn Bridgewater Illustrations: Dawn Brend, Gill Bridgewater, Coral Mula and Ann Winterbotham

      Editor: Alison Copland Photographs: see page 80

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      The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the authors and the publishers. The authors and publishers disclaim any liability for damages or injury resulting from the use of this information.

       Contents

       Author’s foreword

       GETTING STARTED

       THE SELF-SUFFICIENT SET-UP

       The self-sufficient town house

       The self-sufficient village cottage

       The self-sufficient smallholding

       Off-grid water

       Recycling water

       Cookers and stoves

       Solar collectors and Trombe walls

       Solar or photovoltaic cells

       Wind turbines

       Geothermal heating

       Water or hydro turbines

       Inverters and batteries

       Super-insulating your home

       Recycling your household waste

       Growing organic vegetables

       Growing organic fruit

       Growing herbs

       KEEPING ANIMALS

       Keeping chickens

       Keeping ducks

       Keeping geese

       Keeping goats

       Keeping sheep

       Keeping a cow

       Keeping pigs

      

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