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In Sweden you can by "County Honey" in all foodstores, which has been produced by local small-scale (relatively) honey producers. For example, if I want to keep hives and sell my honey, I can sell them to the national beekeeping organization which then sells the county honey. The bad thing...

I've lived on €200 per month... Paying for rent, internet, phone, and beer =). Food was dumpstered, any needed purchases we shared (like onions, salt, spices). And then we went travelling! Hitchhiking, couchsurfing, living in squats that we snooped out, dumpsterdiving. We payed for two airplane ride...

Apple butter <3 <3 <3

I like oatmilk the best, since it can be produced locally (soy and rice and almonds have to be imported, they don't grow in Sweden), and it is also easy to make yourself!

1:1 or 1:2 of oats:water, mix, let sit overnight, stir, sieve =). You can add a little oil for a richer flavour.

You sure that there isn't actually hemp growing on the property? If the previous owners put out birdseeds in the winter, hemp might pop up in the summer =).

Soapnuts is the only detergent I can use without getting rashes =). Been "addicted" for 3 years now! I use vinegar in the rinse for whites and undies. Also tried for dishwasher (great), handwashing (boil with water first, works fine), shampoo (same as for handwash but too harsh for my hair).

Soapnuts work just fine in the dishwasher =). Put about 5 in the utensilsbox.

Hey, found this forum by googling polytunnels! In just a couple of weeks my boyfriend and I are moving to the ol' family farm, to try to revive it and start living more self-sufficiently. The first project is to clean up the old cow barn to keep rabbits. I breed Netherland Dwarfs for show, but in fe...