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5 Ways to QUICKLY become More Self Sufficient

Self Sufficient Me

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In this video, I give you 5 ways to QUICKLY become more self-sufficient!

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

20 Comments

@killamasta7715 4 years ago

"You may get sick of eating eggs but thats better than starving"
Like how you keep it simple,cheers

@blatzphemy 5 years ago

Mark needs some kind of international award for being such a great influence on the world.

@homeiswonderland 3 years ago

I really appreciate the advice, "You don't have to be self-sufficient in everything, just something." I easily get obsessive and fall into the cognitive distortion of all-or-nothing thinking, overwhelming myself and halting progress.

@SleepyPazuzu666 6 years ago

"Let me try to do this quickly so you don't get bored"
Don't you worry. I could literally listen to you talking about gardening for hours.

@gregorytoddsmith9744 6 years ago (edited)

It took less than two generations for us to forget how to feed ourselves. Mark is reintroducing the art. Good on ya brother! Cheers from Wyoming!!

@bobburnitt5389 4 years ago (edited)

I thnk having a garden makes people live longer. Not from eating the food, but from the feeling it gives the gardener. It is the most peaceful pursuit. Can be a lot of work, especially in the beginning, but it is peaceful work, the food TASTES better and knowing you grew it is a satisfying feeling. You are a good presenter as well. BB

@ActiveServo12 6 years ago

But also, this man is just an absolute gem of a human being

@hans_____ 5 years ago

We've all been taught by society to not know how to do anything. They want us to stay dependent.

@rebeccazody1278 4 years ago

Indiana, USA…This was so well done. I am 68 yrs old and have never really built much but in 2020 have scrounged around for wood, dragged out my dad’s old hand saw and gave it a go. Have constructed 10 or so garden beds and am growing in containers inside many of them. Went to goodwill and bought what canning jars I could, running them through the sanitizing cycle in my dishwasher, asked around among family and friends for canning supplies,etc. I put up an inexpensive greenhouse all by myself. It has all been by myself. By the end of 2021 I have fine-tuned and better organized my efforts, eating my canned goods, etc. I am anxiously looking forward to 2022 as I mulch leaves, break up sticks, add food scraps, shredded paper etc to the two new pallet compost bins I have held together with zip ties! Having a good time creating, getting exercise, growing and eating my foods. I am vegetarian so have not branched out into keeping animals. You stay safe. I appreciate learning so much from you. Thank you.

@ozr2mus 6 years ago

In these crazy times... the calm & friendly voice of a dinkum Aussie gardener helping us make good choices for the future is reassuring and infinitely helpful... thank you.

@debbieguthrie2307 5 years ago

It's the accent, it's the clever one liners, it's the ease of "you can do this" attitude. A wonderful break from the static around us. God bless you

@haileymetelko6521 4 years ago

I started gardening at the age of 20 and have been doing it for almost 2 years now . You have helped me a lot into creating a different lifestyle for my self and future family . Thanks for all your knowledge !!

@metalcatmom5891 6 years ago

Even when you fail at something, you usually learn something. My first time growing tomatoes, I got nothing. This is my 3rd time and I have dozens of huge beautiful tomatoes. If someone with my brown thumb can learn, so can everyone else.

@tara9828 5 years ago

I feel like your point about how people underestimate their abilities is a super important one. Not only that I think that people almost get blocked by perfectionism and think that cobbling something together is worse than doing nothing which couldn't be further from the truth! If it looks stupid but works, it ain't stupid!

@helenefortiscue-smythe8279 3 years ago

I’ve just found you and I think you are going to change my life. I retired nearly two years ago and I’m caring for my 97yr mother and have my wonderful 21 yr grandson living with us. He’s just finished building us four quite large raised beds. Seeds have also just arrived and so a new adventure awaits us. I’m relying on you my friend to walk us through this lol. Subscribed😊🇬🇧

@billiamc1969 6 years ago (edited)

150 bee hives here in Baltimore and more on the way, 8 laying hens, and ZERO lawn converted to all veggies, fruit, and flowers for pollinators

@dag118 6 years ago

I asked my grandmother, years ago, how do you know when to slaughter the chicken. She said, " when the kids are hungry enough and the chicken is fat enough" I think if your kids really were hungry, you could do it.

@soniasettlemires8005 3 years ago

When I see good videos like this I usually take my time to appreciate the experts who make these videos possible, it's not easy to help a lot of people make money

@FaerieDust 6 years ago (edited)

Not gonna lie, I get way too attached to animals to be able to raise them for meat - luckily for me, eggs are a great source of protein all on their own 👍👍