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My ideas for self-sufficient living could perhaps be summarized as follows: One would live in a small well-insulated house. The Japanese custom of sleeping on mats on the floor would be used. (During the day the mats are kept in a closet. Thus separate rooms are not needed to serve as bedrooms. Privacy could be obtained through the use of movable screens or curtains.) There would be some sort of indoor or outdoor composting toilet and running water. The Chinese method of raised-bed gardening would be used to grow vegetables. Chickens, rabbits, geese, ducks or goats could be raised for meat if desired. Certain staples such as rice, flour, sugar and spices would be purchased. Transportation would be by bicycle (car ownership costs too much). Cash could be raised through odd jobs (i.e. painting houses, mowing lawns, etc.) or small businesses (the odd jobs might require owning a truck). Oct 1985 Later note. The following are interesting collections of YouTube videos on self-sufficient country living (access by Google search): YouTube Ly Thi Ca YouTube SiaKooli YouTube Doora
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