Self-Sufficientish - ‘The Urban Guide To Almost Self-Sufficiency’
There is no doubt that high quality content is very important when it comes to creating a successful website. Of course, one great way to draw people in to see your quality content is to come up with a catchy name!
When I first came across Self Sufficient ‘ish’ a few weeks ago it was in fact the interesting name that made me want to read more. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice site with lot’s of easy-to-find info, but there was just something about the name!
I think I like it so much because it adds a very human quality to the site - clearly these are individuals who don’t feel the need to take life TOO seriously! Add to that the picture of the friendly-looking webmasters on the homepage, and you’ve got yourself a very welcoming site.
Self Sufficient ‘ish’ is the work of Dave and Andy Hamilton (from the UK, I believe), two brothers with a passion for low-impact, self-sufficient living.
Here is an excerpt from their personal philosophy section:
The idea behind self-sufficientish-ism is although many of us would love to live on a farm, grow all our own food, brew pea pod wine, live the ‘Good-Life’. Not all of us have the means the space or are perhaps unwilling to give it all up and suffer the highs and lows of going it alone on a smallholding.
Although total self-sufficiency is appealing the thought of giving up the little luxuries in life may not be. I grow a lot of my own food eat wild foods and when I have the money buy organic fruit and vegetables but I still enjoy beer in a pub and like to go to the cinema or eat out occasionally.
Self Sufficientish-ism has created for these reasons. It is for all those who have limited time, space or money but would like to have a go at growing their own food or brewing their own alcohol or want to know which wild foods are good to eat. We also aim to offer advice on a whole host of other subjects from a low-ecological impact perspective.
Their overall philosophy seems to be quite similar to ours here at EcoSherpa. Obviously not that many people are yet ready to give up all the luxuries of modern life in the name of earth-friendly living, BUT that doesn’t mean we can’t start down that path and encourage others to do so as well.
I haven’t had the chance to really surf around the site yet, but it definitely looks like there are lots of interesting articles covering a wide range of topics. I hope to spend a little more time looking around in the near future.
So there you have it folks! If you are at all interested in the topic of self-sufficiency I highly recommend you check out Self Sufficient ‘ish’
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Written by Bentley on December 7th, 2006 with
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#1. December 27th, 2006, at 4:15 PM.
Thank you very much for the review - the name was created by my brother Dave when we decided that we needed a name to describe exactly what we do which is not full on self sufficiency, but a step towards it. Our main concern is indeed to share knowledge that everyone can enjoy. Thanks again for your kind words.