Self-sufficiency Through Sustainable Resources
The objective of personal and community development is to become more self-sufficient through several different resources and systems to supply what we need.
We are more self-sufficient when we develop strong local communities with extensive connections. Working with others that want to achieve the same goals will encourage us to cultivate more control over how our needs are met by doing things for ourselves.
Self-sufficiency and what it means
- Having access to at least two different water sources would certainly make us more self-sufficient. If the electrical power should ever go out, a convenient hand pump on a water well would give you access to clean water. Barrels that collect rain water are another source for water with the exception of needing a filter to clean the contaminates. With the proper water filter, just about any source of water can be made drinkable.
- Self-sufficiency can also be obtained by growing some of your own food. By having a garden, the quality of your food is enhanced and by not needing the grocery store as much, you become much more self-reliant. Community supported coops are a great way to support more local farmers and increases our availability to organic foods and increased growing skills. Local farmers markets are another way to support the local community towards a more sustainable way of living.
- Alternatives to oil and gas such as solar panels and a wood stove are also great sources of becoming more self-sufficient. Wind turbines can also prove to be an excellent source of generated power. Alternative energy resources are always a means to becoming more self-reliant.
From a personal perspective as well as your local community efforts, self-sufficiency is a way to simplify life and guarantee stability in a world seemingly gone mad. Preparedness is no longer just for the conspiracy theorists but for those wanting a secure and viable future from which to prosper. Through individual as well as community effort our world can become sustainable for those who take the initiative to prepare.
