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Self-reliance without scaring the neighbors?
Available at Amazon, and on Kindle
Barnes and Noble, and on Nook
Self-Sufficiency in the Suburbs!
Gardens, goats and chickens in the suburbs? Absolutely!
The easy-to-follow advice in this book will show you everything you need to know to enjoy an abundant, independent life on food and products grown in your own back yard. You may feel like you have superpowers the first time you prepare a meal using only ingredients you grew in your garden. And is there anything you can’t do after you lather up with a bar of soap that you made in your own home? This book is full of recipes and tips that will help you discover the joy of self-sufficiency. Don’t worry; suburban gardening doesn’t mean you have to rip up your yard, or risk being ostracized by neighbors or your municipality or homeowners association.
Inside you’ll find:
- Gardening instructions for any-size yard and any skill level
- A complete overview of keeping chickens, mini-goats and bees in the suburbs
- More than 40 food recipes featuring ingredients from your garden or animals
- Canning techniques
- Recipes for natural deodorant, toothpaste, lip balm and other beauty products
- Step-by-step soapmaking instructions and soap recipes
- Natural cleaning recipes for kitchens, bathrooms, surfaces and laundry
- Gift basket ideas
- Community-building ideas including babysitting co-ops, meal swaps, and barter systems
- Advice on how to keep the peace with family, neighbors, and officials if your self-sufficient plans meet resistance
“There’s a good, wholesome sense of empowerment that comes with being able to create from scratch something you previously thought was hatched in a store.”
www.betterwaybooks.com
Also, see Deanna’s other books:
Available at Amazon, and
Barnes and Noble



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I am new to your blog and love it! I can’t wait to dive in and learn. I am looking forward to reading the new book too
Kelly–Welcome and thanks! Happy First Day of Spring!
deanna from little house of the suburbs thank you for
your website you are too cool. i am sending this web
address to my friend of over 25-plus years. it really
hits all our sweet spots. honey u rock!
okay my daughter’s getting this website
too. we are 3,000 miles apart and this
will be wonderful for her and her husband;
they are just at that stage where they
will be amenable to this i think.
Thank you Kate!
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