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Growing Upwards for a Brighter Future

By ACS Distance Education on September 11, 2026 in Food, Gardening, Self Sufficiency & Lifestyle | comments
As towns and cities become more crowded, the need for green space, local food and healthier environments continues to grow. Vertical growing offers a creative response: instead of using land only horizontally, it makes use of walls, facades, balconies, rooftops, greenhouses and indoor spaces…
 
 

The world is volatile, global supply chain disruptions are common along with rising costs and an unknown future. You can break free from reliance and dependence on external systems by become more self-reliant and resilient. It can be powerful to reclaim your independence, and you can start to do this by learning skills that enable you to do more for yourself and your family.

You don’t have to live in isolation to be more self-sufficient, and you can achieve a lot in an urban or semi-urban setting. You can lower costs by being a producer as well as a consumer, and at the same time create a more stable and sustainable lifestyle.

 

How to Raise Chickens from Eggs

By ACS Distance Education on February 7, 2023 in Animals & Self Sufficiency | comments
Raising chickens from eggs doesn't need to be difficult, if you know what you are doing. - read on.
 

Goat Care

By ACS Distance Education on April 20, 2018 in Animals & Self Sufficiency | comments

Goats are one of the easier animals to keep. They can be kept as a farm animal or pet, in large numbers or as a single animal.

They may be used to produce fleece, meat or milk; or to control weeds.

Read on and learn more about goat care.

Learn about Feeding Goats and other Animals click to see our course

 

Harvesting a Bee Hive

By ACS Distance Education on April 15, 2018 in Animals, Gardening & Self Sufficiency | comments

Read this article to learn more about how to produce honey and beeswax.

Find out more about our Beekeeping and hive production course.