Self Sufficiency

$5 for a single iceberg lettuce!? Crazy. But that is the news this week around Australia, made even more prominent by the election campaign and the start of a cycle of increases to the official cash rate. Life is getting more expensive. While the cost of an iceberg lettuce isn’t…

“Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.” — Friedrich Nietzsche The Oxford dictionary defines freedom as ‘exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc.’ Throughout history, freedom as a concept has been at the very centre of public discourse and considered an essential aspect of human reality. Freedom is…

At the first sign of Spring, the grass starts to green and the smell of the season is in the air. Then those little yellow flower buttons start to dot the grass and fields ushering in the songs from the birds. …

Today’s contemplation has been prompted by an article by ecologist and educator Richard Heinberg (see link below). Infinite growth. Finite planet. What could possibly go wrong? As our awareness of the various existential predicaments we face[1] grows, most people cling to the default view that our sociopolitical elite/leaders will address…

In the event of an economic collapse, individuals and families must be prepared for many different scenarios. Some people may be able to find work, while others may have to become self-sufficient. Those who are unprepared may find themselves in difficult circumstances and may even need to leave their homes…

It’s been roughly two decades since I decided I had to pursue my dreams. I was about twenty years old, and what does a twenty-year-old know about dreams? …