| Being self-sufficient can be liberating. Basically you | | | | should take a large chunk out of the money you |
| don't want to rely on anyone for the necessities you | | | | spend at the grocery store. |
| need. Becoming less dependent on the grocery | | | | You may not be able to become 100% |
| stores and the power companies will save you | | | | self-sufficient, however, you can become less |
| money. | | | | dependent on the electric and power companies by |
| Many people cannot become totally self-sufficient | | | | generating your own power. I know, the first thing |
| because of the lack of space. Living in the city you | | | | you might think of is going to be the cost. The cost |
| do not have the space it requires to raise your own | | | | of solar panels is not feasible for the average |
| livestock. There are still ways to save yourself | | | | American just yet, and neither is the wind turbines |
| money on the meats you will buy for the coming | | | | that can help generate power for your home. You |
| year to feed your family. You may be able to talk to | | | | may be aware of the products on the market today |
| a small rancher who is in the cattle business and | | | | that will give you instructions on how you can build |
| make one of two deals with him. The first deal would | | | | your own power-generating wind turbine, and on |
| involve buying one of his cows before they went to | | | | how you can create your own working solar panels. |
| market. The second would be to supply him with a | | | | You might think you need to be an expert builder or |
| heifer and the feed needed for a small price of | | | | something in order to be able to do this, but you are |
| keeping the cow on his property. As for raising your | | | | mistaken. It may depend largely on the product you |
| own vegetables, most people living in the city with | | | | buy, but some of these products will give you |
| the exception of apartment dwellers, have the space | | | | step-by-step instructions on how to build a wind |
| to create a small vegetable garden. This garden | | | | turbine or solar panel for under $200! |
| should produce enough vegetables for you to can for | | | | By making your own energy producing products you |
| the next year. | | | | will have saved yourself tens of thousands of dollars! |
| Even with a garden producing your vegetable, you | | | | That is not counting the money you will save on your |
| will still need some staple items from the grocery | | | | electric bills, plus you can feel good knowing that you |
| store. However with the vegetable garden supplying | | | | are doing your part of help the carbon emissions |
| you with fresh vegetables and maybe some fruit, it | | | | being released everyday into the air that we breathe. |