How to live green and sustain yourself? okay this may sound weird but i really want to do this.

my family has LOTS of land out in europe, like a farm..
i want to live there and like plant my own vegetables, have my own chickens and use all this to sustain myself... like how the amish do it.. and how your grandparents and great grandparents did it... (except i%26#039;ll cheat a bit and not grow wheat for example and buy flour hahaha)

the thing is, i%26#039;ve been having trouble finding information like how to do this.. for instance i know that before winter comes they get all their meat and smoke it and they save the seeds to replant after winter etc etc... but obviously if i%26#039;m going to do this i%26#039;ll need to be more informed. so if anyone has any ideas i%26#039;d really appreciate it, or any links to websites where i can get this kind of information that would be great, because i%26#039;ve tried searching and not really come up with much.

thankyou.

http://www.rodale.com/

or you can buy books here.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=bl... jcms 100% 3 Votes 0% 0 Votes

http://www.amazon.com/Barnyard-Your-Back...

http://www.amazon.com/Storeys-Basic-Coun...

I enjoy these books because I think they speak clearly and give you step by step instructions which is helpful particularly when you are just starting out. The diagrams are good also. Good luck with your plans, they are similar to mine and I am still working on them. One step at a time!! Live Green~ 0% 0 Votes
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My suggestion is start small scale, and learn what it takes to maintain a farm. Both my parents grew up on farms and we always had a small garden and chickens even in the suburbs. I live on 1/4 an acre and can grow most of what I will eat. I%26#039;m not ready to go back to killing my food, but I have found a local ranch that farms naturally. You may also want to go work on a farm for a season to see what it takes before you commit to the lifestyle. I%26#039;m not trying to talk you out of it, I just want you to know it isn%26#039;t as romantic as it may sound.

Farming is hard work, and the Amish have little spare time. The also don%26#039;t do it alone, they only function as a community, each person has a purpose. There is a lot of skilled labor and they aren%26#039;t completly self reliant, they sell goods to earn money to buy things that aren%26#039;t practicle to make from scratch like cloth and I%26#039;m sure some of their equipment. 0% 0 Votes