This information on self-sufficiency is provided free from Isabel Shipard's book "How can I be prepared with Self-Sufficiency and Survival Foods?"
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Contents

Why do we need to be prepared? - 4
Self-sufficiency and survival foods & are you prepared? - 8
How Can I Be prepared! - 12
        Your Safety Programone step at a time - 12
  1. Establish a 72-hour kit - 13
        Stress release strategies for emergencies - 14
  2. Sufficient food, water and essentials for a 3-month period - 16
        Water essential to life Methods of storing and purifying - 17
        Grow an edible garden - 19
        Organic gardening, and mulching - 20
        Composting - 21
        Earthworms - 21
        Permaculture - 23
  3. 12-months' of stored food, for extra protection - 23
        Methods of storing food provisions - 24
        Hardy survival food plants - 25
        Preservation and storage of foods - 28
        Bottling foods and drying foods - 31
        Using fermentation for preservation of food - 37
        Sauerkraut - 38
        Rejuvelac - 41
        Yoghurt - 41
        Kefir - 45
        Save it for later! - 46
        Brine - 46
        Preserving food using oil - 46
        Salt - 47
        Sugar - 47
        Combining vinegar and salt - 48
        Foods made with flour - 49
        Stone soup, bone soup, vegetarian soups - 51
        Stories of nostalgia - 55
Getting to know and use edible weeds - 56
Bush tucker plants - 72
Poisonous plants to avoid - 79
Edible flowers in your garden - 80
No matter what the future holds & a strong immune system is essential - 83
Salad greens are vital to health - 86
Sprouts - living food at its best! - 92
Make herbs a part of your survival plan - 97
Seed saving, is vital to our survival - 123
Handy hints for every home - 126
In conclusion 'be prepared' - 128
Plant Familes - 129
Bibliography and useful web sites - 130
Index - 131