This is a great article! We are currentlyworking on becoming self-sufficient in our yurt. To us, this eventually even means off-grid power systems and home-grown foods! Luckily, we live right beside a river and are working towards creating a hydropower system for the property. Living in Oregon though, we will need to have a greenhouse to grow our own crops through the year , and just like you said it usually comes back to money.

Thanks for this informative post, it's great to see such positive responses towards self-sufficiency! What can we do if we can't take care of ourSelves?

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