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News
Psychology and Attitude
Permaculture, Self Sufficiency and Vegetable Gardening
"Bush Tucker" Plant Foods (Found in the Wild)
Animal Foods
Fire
Cordage
Water
Tools
Tracking
Astronomy
Health
The World in Crisis
Australian Birds
Australian Mammals
Australian Reptiles
Australian Fish
Australian Spiders and their Faces
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Basics and General Skills Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

Why would I want to learn sustainable living and survival skills?
What are the most important basic wilderness survival skills to learn?
How can I get started?
Finding a Secret Spot
The Basic Wilderness Living Skills
An Interview With Tom Brown Jr. on Wilderness Survival (Video)
Monthly Rewilding Skillshares

See also: Sustainable Organic Farming: Family and Community

Inspiration Inspiration - Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

Overview
What It Is To Be Human HOT
The Man Who Planted Trees
Ancient Futures - Learning From Ladakh HOT
Grandfather Stalking Wolf
Caretakers
Tom's World by Tom Brown Jr.
Jesus HOT
Jesus (Part 2)
Proof That God Exists
Living on the Edge
The Contented Man
Happiness
Free Video Bible Course

News Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living News

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Psychology and Attitude Psychology and Attitude - Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

Move Up In The World — Reverse Your Thinking
The Psychology of Gardening
The Garden of Eden and the Beginning of Civilisation

Permaculture and Vegetable Gardening Permacultue and Vegetable Gardens

Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course Directory
Sustainable Organic Farming: Family and Community
Starting Your Own Box Garden HOT
Getting Started With Container Gardening
Starting a Vegetable Garden HOT
Picking the Ideal Location for your Garden
Mulching for Free
Creating A Raised Garden Bed
Easy Tips on Indoor Plant Care
Permaculture, Self Sufficiency And Sustainable Living Books
David Holmgren — Upcoming Events

Beginning With Fruit Trees

Picking the Ideal Spot for your Fruit Tree
What to Look for when Buying a Tree
Planting and Caring for a New Tree
Maintaining a Healthy Young Tree

Caring For Fruit Trees

Caring Properly for your Fruit Tree
Preventing Diseases in Fruit Trees
Dealing with Barren Trees
Dealing with Bird Problems
Protecting Trees with Bird Netting
Grow Larger Fruit — How to Prevent Small Fruits
Pruning Your Trees

Types of Fruit Trees

Different Types of Apple Trees
The Many Types of Cherry Trees
Types of Orange Trees — Picking the Right Orange Tree

More About Fruit Trees

Removing Old Trees
Finding Drought Resistant Trees
Growing Trees for Shade
Starting an Orchard
Selling at Farmer's Markets

See also: The Basic Gardening Tools

Plant Foods (Found in the Wild) Bush Tucker Plant Foods

Overview
Get Started with Learning Plant Foods (new page, not fully complete)
About Edible Weeds
List of Plants for the Blue Mountains (and Sydney)
The Bush Tucker Diet — A Nutritional Analysis
The Bush Tucker Survival Guide

Bush Tucker Plant Foods Section with photos and descriptions of the foods HOT
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Fruits
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Leaves
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Nectar
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Seeds
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Tubers
Bush Tucker Plant Foods - All All the native plants on one page
Bush Tucker Plant Food - Edible Weeds HOT
Miscellaneous Useful Plants
Bush Medicinal Plants

Australian Bush Food Plant Quiz

Animal Foods Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living - Animal Foods - Hunting and Trapping

Overview
Figure Four Deadfall Trap
Paiute Deadfall Trap
Springpole Deadfall Trap
Make a Simple Wire Snare Loop
Witchetty Grubs
Using a Trail Camera to Practice Trapping and/or Study Animals

FireFriction Firemaking - Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

Overview
The Bow Drill Fire Kit HOT
The Hand Drill Fire Kit
Bow Drill and Hand Drill Firemaking Woods
Bow Drill Fire Making Videos
Example task list under construction

Cordage Making Cordage - Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

Overview
How to Make Cordage from Mat Rush
Making Cordage for a Stone Axe
Example task list under construction

Water How to Find Water - Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

How to Find Water
How to Drain Your Hot Water Heater For Survival Water

Tools and Equipment Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Tools

Making a Stone Axe
The Basic Gardening Tools
Survival Radio and Long-Distance Communication
The Most Essential Survival Gear/Equipment

Tracking Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Tools

Tracking Animals - How To Read Animal Tracks
Animal Tracking Quiz
Make an Instant Tracking Box to Learn Animal Tracking

Astronomy Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Tools

How to Read the Sky at Night: Date, Time and Direction Finding
Learning the Phases of the Moon

Astronomically Correct Countdown Timer for the 21 December 2012 Solstice
Astronomically Correct Countdown Timer for the December 2013 Solstice

Health Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Health

Survival (and Other) Books About the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Long-Distance Running Training Calculator
Swine Flu Survival — Surviving the Pandemic
Swine Flu Prevention — Superfoods
Mobile Phone Radiation — Urban Survival
Doctors Weigh In On Phone Brain Cancer Links
Bulk Billing Doctors in Sydney Forced to Quit
How to Make Your Own Meat Stock and Bone Broth

The World in Crisis Crisis

Instant Bookshelf to Survive The Apocalypse
Surviving the Economic Crash — Web Links
How to Survive a Nuclear War
Nuclear War Survival - Part 2 - How to Survive a Nuclear War New NEW
Preparing for an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse)

Australian Birds Australian Birds

Birds Index Page HOT

Australian Bird Quiz

Australian Mammals Mammals of Australia

Mammals Index Page

Australian Reptiles Reptiles of Australia

Reptiles Index Page

Australian Frogs Frogs of Australia

Frog Index Page New NEW

Australian Fish Reptiles of Australia

Fish Index Page

Australian Spiders and their Faces Australian Birds

Spiders Index Page

Australian Spider Quiz

Australian Invertebrates Reptiles of Australia

Invertebrates Index Page (Coming Soon)

Resources Survival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living Resources

Overview (With Lists of Many External Links)

Specials - Discounted Items

Australian Field Guides and Nature Books
Survival Books
Wilderness Survival - My Top Two Books
Survival DVDs
Survival Courses Near Sydney and the Blue Mountains
Permaculture, Self Sufficiency And Sustainable Living Books
Surviving Christmas
Books by Tom Brown, Jr.
Books About Near-Death Experiences
Waterproof Bible
Dystopian Fiction / Novels

The Kamana Naturalist Training Program HOTSurvival, Self Sufficiency and Sustainable Living

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