John Seymour,Will Sutherland, The New Complete Self-sufficiency Review

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Sufficiency

Is it real?

I knew john Seymour when he visited Iona in the 70's our croft, Clachan Corrach! and attempted to change the crofting world! or glean some experience on crofting techniques in respect of one of his initial books on 'self Sufficiency'My opinion is ,after being a crofter on iona and mull, We are all self sufficient to a degree! on this planet, and should we opt out, as I have seen many an individual try to do! we can still retain an element of self sufficiency however,inevitably, we always slip into an 'Easy fix' at Asda! or OBAN!! As already stated,I once lived on a Hebridean croft,on iona, then a farm on the Isle of Mull! one had to be to a 'degree,'self sufficient! But it is not easy,and good luck to those who can achieve it! completely! and remain in the real world! As we get older,we get wiser,and softer,! and more relient on good old 'convenience'Wine making,fudge making,knitting,and skinning sheep ...veg growing,and living in a Wigwam becomes a thing of 'the past' although! I would sincerely love to think that I could still at my age, be a part of it! If john is stilll living like this! then what is the sectet!? Must be eternal life!!... Do contact me john and let me know