ROAD TO SELF-RELIANCE

Freedom and independence are two of the synonyms for self-reliance. By definition, it is sustaining oneself with his or her own resources. 

Even before moving here in the UK, we've always striven and dreamt of becoming self-reliant. 

As of this writing, we harvest 4 fresh eggs everyday from our very own Daisy, Apple, Tiny and Mini, our chickens---as they are named. 

They give us more than enough eggs to sustain our needs, that we can opt to sell for other necessities (i.e., buying food that we cannot grow). 

To start, we needed to build a green house shed to shelter the new seedlings at the beginning of the season. 

These are our green beans. 

Near the corner, are our lovely strawberries.

We are striving to make a hydroponic system wherein, the plants get their nutrients from the fish and in return, the tilapia fish gets clean water. 

We no longer need to buy bay leaves for cooking, as we grow them as well. 

We also have bird feeders outside, to make sure that wild birds won't get hungry especially in the winter.

This is the start of our season and we are beginning to grow blueberries, apple, rosemary, plums, tomato, peppers, runner beans, broad beans and gooseberries. 

For any questions or additional suggestions, please don't hesitate to let us know. 


CHEERS!