Live Self Sufficient

When you first start thinking about building your self sufficient home, make sure to spend some time designing your kitchen. A kitchen is one of the most important elements of a functional, self sufficient home.

For many homesteaders, the kitchen really becomes the heart of the home. At first you may be wondering why the kitchen is so important. If you spend a few minutes thinking about everything you will do in your kitchen over the course of the day, you will quickly realize how important it is to make this room both comfortable and functional.

So what makes a kitchen suitable for a self sufficient lifestyle? For most homesteaders, you can plan on spending a large portion of your day cooking, eating, and even gardening in your kitchen. You will want your kitchen to be large enough to accommodate all of these activities, but you want to avoid making it too large so that it becomes cumbersome.

Many new homesteaders find that it is useful to design a kitchen that can be divided up into sections. Create a special area in your kitchen that is used specifically for your garden. Make sure this area receives sufficient sun so that your garden will flourish!

Other areas that you may consider working into the design of your kitchen are cooking and canning, baking, and eating. For each area that you designate, you want to be sure to place all items you need within reach. Baking pans should be located within an arms reach of your stove, and so on!

You may want to add other areas that will further your homesteading goals.

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