I read his self sufficiency book many moons ago. Was the comedy 'The Good Life' not based upon it?
I think some of it is relevant today but not all. I remember reading that to save money on barbers or shaving materials, he advised growing an uncut beard and let your hair grow long! I tried it for a while but it got very itchy and all manner of flora and fauna were living in the abundance of hair!
From what i remember he was very anal on crop rotation but not so much on ecology and mixing of plants in a naturalistic fashion encouraging wildlife. (Apart from the beard!)
Maybe someone should write a more up to date version?
I think some of it is relevant today but not all. I remember reading that to save money on barbers or shaving materials, he advised growing an uncut beard and let your hair grow long! I tried it for a while but it got very itchy and all manner of flora and fauna were living in the abundance of hair!
From what i remember he was very anal on crop rotation but not so much on ecology and mixing of plants in a naturalistic fashion encouraging wildlife. (Apart from the beard!)
Maybe someone should write a more up to date version?
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