We are moving more and more that direction. We have 70 chickens, and trade eggs for just about anything. We are working on being 100% self sustaining in 5 years.
Gardens are our sources. Maybe Chickens later ... Fishing an hunting an workin with local ranchers for beef an a hog every few months. Actual store bought stuff is condiments, spices an such as well as canning supplies etc...
Self reliance is actutally fun .....
Gardens almost take care of themselves due proper planning. Storage for what we needed was main priority when we built our home....
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