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Melkeinp\u00e4 parasta omavaraistelussa ei itselleni oikeastaan ole omavaraisuus vaan yhteis\u00f6llisyys. On huippuhienoa lukea muiden omavaraistelijoiden kokemuksia ja vinkkej\u00e4. Helmikuun #suuntanaomavaraisuus postausten teemana onkin Niksit. Parhaat vinkit omavaraisempaan el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n, tuotteliaimmat kasvit, parhaat arjen helpotukset ja muut omavaraisen el\u00e4m\u00e4ntavan neronleimaukset. Tsajujen<\/a> Sarin ja Korkealan<\/a> Heikin luotsaamana muut bloggarit jakavat taas omia kokemuksiaan, havaintojaan ja vinkkej\u00e4\u00e4n blogiensa v\u00e4lityksell\u00e4. Sukella mukaan t\u00e4st\u00e4 alta l\u00f6ytyvist\u00e4 linkeist\u00e4. Postaus jatkuu linkkien j\u00e4lkeen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvu<\/strong>vy\u00f6hyke 1<\/strong>
Kakskulma<\/a>
Krutbacken<\/a>
Tillin tilan Anna<\/a>
Apilan kukka<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 2<\/strong>
Kohti laadukkaampaa el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4<\/a>
Urban farming<\/a>
Oma tupa ja tontti<\/a>
Sarin puutarhat<\/a>
Pilkkeit\u00e4 Pilpalasta<\/a>
P\u00e4iv\u00e4npes\u00e4n el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 3<\/strong>
Sininen tupa<\/a>
Rakkautta ja maanantimia<\/a>
Tsajut<\/a>
Villa Varmo<\/a>
Purolan kyl\u00e4koulu<\/a>
Ihan vaan Tiia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 4<\/strong>
Sweet Food O’Mine<\/a>
Korkeala<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 6<\/strong>
Farm Escape<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasvuvy\u00f6hyke 7<\/strong>
Korpitalo<\/a>
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Koen itseni omavaraistelijana muutaman vuoden kokemuksella viel\u00e4 melko noviisiksi, joten omat vinkkini ovatkin melko yksinkertaisia. Ne sopivat ehk\u00e4 parhaiten aloitteleville omavaraistelijoille, tai niille jotka vasta haaveilevat omavaraisuudesta. Osa voi tuntua ehk\u00e4 jopa itsest\u00e4\u00e4n selvilt\u00e4 asioilta, ainakin kokeneemmille. N\u00e4m\u00e4 ovat kuitenkin niit\u00e4 asioita jotka ovat olleet itselle niit\u00e4 t\u00e4rkeit\u00e4 ja ehk\u00e4 jopa kantap\u00e4\u00e4n kautta koettuja juttuja. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varastotila<\/strong>
Omavaraistelun tarkoituksena on ett\u00e4 pystyy itse tuottamaan ainakin osan omasta ruuastaan ja muista arkisista tarpeista. Koska Suomen talvi on pitk\u00e4, kylm\u00e4 ja paikoin viel\u00e4 melko luminenkin, itse tuotettu ruoka pit\u00e4\u00e4 pysty\u00e4 s\u00e4il\u00f6m\u00e4\u00e4n jotenkin. Kylm\u00e4kellari on siis kullan arvoinen, sill\u00e4 sen toiminta ei ole riippuvainen s\u00e4hk\u00f6st\u00e4 tai muusta energiasta. Sinne saa s\u00e4il\u00f6tty\u00e4 hillot, mehut, etikkas\u00e4ilykkeet, juurekset ja hedelm\u00e4t. Jos tykk\u00e4\u00e4 viineist\u00e4 niin niit\u00e4kin siell\u00e4 voi s\u00e4il\u00f6\u00e4. Tulee tosin huomioida ett\u00e4 erilaiset ruokatarpeet saattavat vaatia erilaisia olosuhteita, joten kannattaa perehty\u00e4 niihin my\u00f6s. Perunoille ja juureksille ainakin t\u00e4ytyy olla hiukan erilaiset olosuhteet kuin muulle s\u00e4il\u00f6tt\u00e4v\u00e4lle. Meid\u00e4n maakellari on viel\u00e4 romuvarastona, mutta eik\u00f6h\u00e4n sekin aikanaan saada kunnostettua. Se tarvitsee uudet ovet, hyllyt ja uuden ilmanvaihtohormin. Lis\u00e4ksi sen katolla kasvavat puut pit\u00e4\u00e4 kaataa ja ehk\u00e4 my\u00f6s lis\u00e4t\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4lle hiukan maata jos l\u00e4mp\u00f6tila kellarissa ei pysy tasaisena. Sit\u00e4 ei kuitenkaan voi testata ennenkuin kellariin saadaan ne ovet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kylm\u00e4s\u00e4ilytyksen lis\u00e4ksi keitti\u00f6st\u00e4 on hyv\u00e4 l\u00f6yty\u00e4 kunnolla kaappitilaa huoneenl\u00e4mm\u00f6ss\u00e4 s\u00e4ilyville ruokatarpeille: jauhoille, s\u00e4ilykkeille, kuivatuille yrteille, hedelmille ja sienille jne. Meid\u00e4n keitti\u00f6ss\u00e4mme oli l\u00e4ht\u00f6kohtaisesti hirmu v\u00e4h\u00e4n kaappitilaa. Emme muutenkaan erityisemmin v\u00e4lit\u00e4 korkealla olevista kaapeista. Ik\u00e4\u00e4ntyess\u00e4 tulee kuitenkin kaikenlaista kremppaa, joten pyrimme v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n s\u00e4ilytystilaa johon joutuu kiipe\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n tai kurkottelemaan yl\u00f6sp\u00e4in. T\u00e4st\u00e4 syyst\u00e4 suunnitelmissamme on kunnollinen vanhanaikainen ruokakomero jonne tulee turvalliselle korkeudelle hyllyt kaikille huoneenl\u00e4mm\u00f6ss\u00e4 s\u00e4ilyville ruokatarvikkeille ja muille keitti\u00f6tarvikkeille ja astioille jotka eiv\u00e4t mahdu kaappeihin. Nyt kaikki on v\u00e4h\u00e4n hajallaan siell\u00e4 t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4, jonka koen ainakin itse hiukan hankalana. Tilanne toivon mukaan paranee taloremontin edetess\u00e4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lis\u00e4ksi tarvitaan kaikenlaista muuta varastotilaa: halkoliiteri\u00e4, puutarhatarvikkeiden s\u00e4ilytystilaa, el\u00e4inten ruokien s\u00e4ilytystilaa jne. Kannattaa j\u00e4rkeist\u00e4\u00e4 kaikki t\u00e4llainen ja mitoittaa ne omien tarpeiden mukaan. Meill\u00e4 meni kaksi kes\u00e4\u00e4 puuliiterin siivoamiseen. Se oli edellisen omistajan j\u00e4ljilt\u00e4 yht\u00e4 valtaisaa heittokasaa. Siivosin sen yhdess\u00e4 \u00e4itini kanssa siisteihin pinoihin, jolloin polttopuut viev\u00e4t v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n tilaa ja on helpompi hahmottaa paljonko niit\u00e4 kuluu talvessa. Kunnolliset, j\u00e4rjestyksess\u00e4 olevat varastotilat, kaapit ja s\u00e4ilytyskalusteet tekev\u00e4t arjesta miellytt\u00e4v\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 ja helpottavat mm. inventaarion tekemist\u00e4. Kun ruokatarpeiden tilanteen n\u00e4kee l\u00e4hestulkoon yhdell\u00e4 silm\u00e4yksell\u00e4, on helpompi hahmottaa paljonko mit\u00e4kin kuluu esim kuukaudessa. N\u00e4in voi olla helpompi suunnitella my\u00f6s tulevan kasvukauden kylv\u00f6j\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurssit<\/strong>
Omavaraistelija joutuu opettelemaan kaikenlaisia taitoja. Osa niist\u00e4 on saattanut tulla oppina jo omilta vanhemmilta, ty\u00f6uralta tai harrastuksista. Todenn\u00e4k\u00f6ist\u00e4 kuitenkin on ett\u00e4 jotakin uusia taitoja joutuu opettelemaan. Kyse voi olla s\u00e4il\u00f6nn\u00e4st\u00e4, uusista ruokaresepteist\u00e4, luonnon antimien tuntemuksesta, villan k\u00e4sittelyst\u00e4 raakavillasta valmiiksi vaatteeksi, remontoinnista, vaatteiden ompelusta, puutarhanhoidosta, el\u00e4intenhoidosta, puiden kaatamisesta jne. Taitojen tarve riippuu tietenkin valtavasti siit\u00e4 millainen oma el\u00e4m\u00e4ntilanne on ja mill\u00e4 tavalla omavaraisuutta haluaa toteuttaa. L\u00e4hes kaiken voi nykyisin opetella omatoimisesti kirjojen tai youtube-videoiden avulla. Itse suosittelen l\u00e4mpim\u00e4sti kuitenkin erilaisille kursseille osallistumista. Kursseilla p\u00e4\u00e4set ohjaajan tuella kokeilemaan itse millaista tekeminen on k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4 ja saat tekemiseen varmuutta. Kurssilta saatat saada sellaisia vinkkej\u00e4 joita ei miss\u00e4\u00e4n muualla kerrota. P\u00e4\u00e4set kuulemaan ohjaajan lis\u00e4ksi my\u00f6s muiden kurssilaisten kokemuksista ja tiedoistakin, sill\u00e4 osa on saattanut k\u00e4yd\u00e4 kurssin useampaan kertaan tai osalla on aiempaa kokemusta ja on tullut t\u00e4ydent\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n tietojaan. Kursseista saattaa toki joutua maksamaan, v\u00e4h\u00e4n tai enemm\u00e4nkin. Itse kuitenkin mielell\u00e4ni maksan siit\u00e4 ett\u00e4 saan opastusta k\u00e4dest\u00e4 pit\u00e4en.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Havum\u00e4keen muutettuamme is\u00e4nt\u00e4 hommasi moottorisahan, mutta sai varmuutta sen k\u00e4sittelyyn kurssilta jossa k\u00e4ytiin l\u00e4pi mm. sahan huolto ja ty\u00f6turvallisuus-asiat. Itse olen k\u00e4ynyt monenlaisia kursseja kombuchan tekemisest\u00e4 voiteiden valmistukseen, lakkak\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4n ja pakurin viljelyyn ja langan kehr\u00e4ykseen. Maksuttomia kursseja on tarjolla yleens\u00e4 harvemmin, mutta monet paikalliset yhdistykset j\u00e4rjest\u00e4v\u00e4t edullisia kursseja. Kansalaisopistojen kurssitoiminta on yleens\u00e4 melko edullista, mutta kursseja voi l\u00f6yty\u00e4 mm. Taito-liitolta, Martoilta, Maa- ja kotitalousnaisilta ja yll\u00e4tt\u00e4vist\u00e4kin paikoista kuten vaikkapa Mets\u00e4liitosta. Kannattaa seurata oman paikkakunnan ilmoitustauluja ja yhteis\u00f6j\u00e4 sopivien kurssien l\u00f6yt\u00e4miseen. Lis\u00e4ksi kursseja j\u00e4rjest\u00e4v\u00e4t erilaiset yritykset, mutta heid\u00e4n kurssinsa ovat yleens\u00e4 hintavampia. Joskin toisaalta yrityksen sponsoroima kurssi voi olla my\u00f6s ilmainen. Itse haaveilen tulevaisuudessa p\u00e4\u00e4sev\u00e4ni savirappaus- ja savimaalauskurssille sek\u00e4 luonnonv\u00e4rj\u00e4ysty\u00f6pajaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kotivara ja ostoslista<\/strong>
Maalla asumisessa on puolensa. Ja sitten on taas asioita joiden kanssa pit\u00e4\u00e4 vain oppia el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n. Kun kaupat ovat v\u00e4hint\u00e4\u00e4n puolen tunnin (tai pidemm\u00e4nkin) ajomatkan p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4, ei ole kannattavaa eik\u00e4 j\u00e4rkev\u00e4\u00e4 l\u00e4hte\u00e4 p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4in ostamaan yht\u00e4 kermapurkkia tai yhden p\u00e4iv\u00e4n ruokaostoksia. Niinp\u00e4 olemme opetelleen tekem\u00e4\u00e4n viikon-kahden tai pidemm\u00e4nkin ajan ruoka-ostokset kerralla ja pit\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n kotona hyv\u00e4\u00e4 kotivaraa josta saa aikaiseksi p\u00e4iv\u00e4n ruuat, ty\u00f6lounaat ja ex tempore leivonnat. Kissoille ostamme yleens\u00e4 ruokaa v\u00e4hint\u00e4\u00e4n kahdeksi viikoksi kerralla. Olemme my\u00f6s opetelleet tekem\u00e4\u00e4n ruokatilaukset netiss\u00e4 ja vain noutamaan ne l\u00e4himm\u00e4st\u00e4 kaupungista. Aikaa ja rahaakin s\u00e4\u00e4styy kun kaupassa kiertelyyn ei tarvitse k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 aikaa ja her\u00e4teostokset j\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t tekem\u00e4tt\u00e4. Pyrimme my\u00f6s p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n ostoslistaa aina kun huomaamme puutteen, jotta muistamme sen seuraavalla kaupassak\u00e4yntikerralla. Meh\u00e4n teemme molemmat t\u00f6it\u00e4 t\u00e4ss\u00e4 kotikyl\u00e4ll\u00e4, joten edes ty\u00f6matkamme eiv\u00e4t kulje isompien kauppojen ohitse. Niinp\u00e4 viikonloppuisin puolet p\u00e4iv\u00e4st\u00e4 on mennyt siihen ett\u00e4 l\u00e4hdemme kauppaan. Jos kauppareisusta selvi\u00e4\u00e4 alle kahden tunnin, ollaan jo aika tehokkaita. Nettitilaus on nopeuttanut kauppareisuja hiukan reiluun tuntiin, eli k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4 ajomatkat ja tavaran lastaus autoon. Usein yhdist\u00e4mme ostosten noudon jonkin muun menon yhteyteen, joten sekin s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4 edestakaisten ajelujen m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4\u00e4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meill\u00e4 kotivara sis\u00e4lt\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6s muuta kuin ruokaa ihmisille ja kissoille. Kotoa on hyv\u00e4 l\u00f6yty\u00e4 jonkin verran puutavaraa, nauloja, ruuveja, maalia, polttoainetta ja \u00f6ljy\u00e4 moottorisahaan ja kes\u00e4ll\u00e4 ruohonleikkuriin, erilaisia k\u00e4sity\u00f6tarvikkeita, polttopuuta, paristoja, lamppu\u00f6ljy\u00e4 ja tulitikkuja, hygieniatuotteita, vessapaperia, pesuaineita jne. Niinp\u00e4 koitamme pit\u00e4\u00e4 kaikkea kotona varastossa niin ett\u00e4 kun tarve ja inspiraatio iskee, ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 ei tarvitse l\u00e4hte\u00e4 ostoksille. K\u00e4sity\u00f6tarvikkeita itselleni ostan p\u00e4\u00e4osin k\u00e4ytettyn\u00e4. Hankin niit\u00e4 usein kierr\u00e4tyskeskuksista ja kirpputoreilta silloin kun kohdalle osuu jokin sopiva jota arvelen voivani hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4\u00e4. Niinp\u00e4 minulla on yleens\u00e4 varastossa tarvikkeita kun jotakin tarvitsee korjata tai tehd\u00e4 alusta asti.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Almost the best thing about self-sufficiency for me is not really the self-sufficiency, but the sense of community. It’s great to read the experiences and tips of other self-sufficiency enthusiasts. The theme for February’s #towardsselfsufficiency posts is Tips. The best tips for living a more self-sufficient life, the most productive plants, the best everyday conveniences and other self-sufficient lifestyle genius tips. Hosted by Sari from Tsajut<\/a> and Heikki from Korkeala<\/a>, other bloggers will again share their own experiences, observations and tips through their blogs. Follow the links below to dive in. Post continues after the links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area 1<\/strong>
Kakskulma<\/a>
Krutbacken<\/a>
Tillin tilan Anna<\/a>
Apilan kukka<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area<\/strong> 2<\/strong>
Kohti laadukkaampaa el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4<\/a>
Urban farming<\/a>
Oma tupa ja tontti<\/a>
Sarin puutarhat<\/a>
Pilkkeit\u00e4 Pilpalasta<\/a>
P\u00e4iv\u00e4npes\u00e4n el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area<\/strong> 3<\/strong>
Sininen tupa<\/a>
Rakkautta ja maanantimia<\/a>
Tsajut<\/a>
Villa Varmo<\/a>
Purolan kyl\u00e4koulu<\/a>
Ihan vaan Tiia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area<\/strong> 4<\/strong>
Sweet Food O’Mine<\/a>
Korkeala<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area 6<\/strong>
Farm Escape<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish grow area<\/strong> 7<\/strong>
Korpitalo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still consider myself a bit of a novice with only a few years of experience on self-sufficiency, so my tips are pretty simple. They are perhaps best suited to beginners, or those who are just dreaming of becoming self-sufficient. Some may even seem obvious, at least to the more experienced. However, these are the things that have been important to me, and perhaps even the things I have experienced the hard way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storage space<\/strong>
Self-sufficiency is about being able to produce at least part of your own food and other everyday needs. As the Finnish winter is long, cold and in some places still quite snowy, you need to be able to store the food you produce yourself. A cellar is therefore worth its weight in gold. You can preserve jams, juices, vinegar preserves, root vegetables and fruit. If you like wine, you can also store it there. It should be noted, however, that different produce may require different conditions, so it’s worth checking them out. For potatoes and root vegetables, at least, the conditions must be slightly different from those for other preserved food. Our cellar is still working as a junk storage, but it will be renovated at some point in the future. It needs proper doors, shelving and new ventilation pipe. Also trees growing on it needs to be cut down and perhaps it needs little bit more dirt on top. That depends if the temperature stays stable inside, but we can’t test that until we have them doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In addition to cold food storage, the kitchen should have plenty of cupboard space for food that can be kept at room temperature: flour, canned food, dried herbs, fruit and mushrooms, etc. In our kitchen we had very little cupboard space to begin with. We don’t particularly care for high cupboards anyway. As we get older, all sorts of things ailments might occur, so we try to avoid storage space where you have to climb or reach up. For this reason, we plan to have a proper old-fashioned pantry with shelves at a safe height for all the food that can be kept at room temperature and other kitchen utensils and dishes that don’t fit in the cupboards. Now everything is a bit scattered here and there, which I find a bit awkward. Hopefully this situation will improve when the renovation proceeds in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, all kinds of other storage space is needed: log shed, storage for gardening tools, storage for animal food, etc. It’s worth rationalising all this and sizing it to your needs. We spent two summers cleaning out our wood shed. It was a huge heap of thrown in logs from the previous owner. Together with my mother, we cleaned it into neat piles, so that the firewood takes up less space and it’s easier to see how much is used up in the winter. Proper, tidy storage spaces, cupboards and storage furniture make everyday life more pleasant and make it easier to take inventory, among other things. When you can see at a glance how much food you need, it’s easier to see how much you need in a month, for example. This can also make it easier to plan the coming growing season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courses and workshops<\/strong>
A self-sufficiency enthusiast has to learn all kinds of skills. Some of them may have been learned from your parents, your career or your hobbies. However, it is likely that some new skills will have to be learned. It could be canning, new recipes, knowledge of plants and mushrooms, processing wool from raw wool into finished garments, renovating, sewing clothes, gardening, animal care, cutting down trees, etc. Of course, the skills needed depend enormously on one’s own life situation and the way in which one wants to achieve self-sufficiency. Almost everything can nowadays be learnt on your own with the help of books or youtube videos. However, I would strongly recommend taking part in various courses. With the support of an instructor, you can try out for yourself what kind of things you can do in practice and gain confidence in what you are doing. You might get tips from the course that you won’t find anywhere else. You will also learn about the experiences and knowledge of other participants, as some may have taken the course several times or have previous experience and have come to supplement their knowledge. Of course, you may have to pay for a course. However, I am happy to pay for the hands-on guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we moved to Havum\u00e4ki, hubby got a chainsaw. The confidence to handle it he gained from a course. They learned to use it, how to do the maintenance and how to use it safely. I myself have attended a wide range of courses, from making kombucha to making home cosmetics, to cultivating chaga and spinning yarn. Free courses are generally less common, but many local associations run low-cost courses. Courses offered by community colleges are usually quite inexpensive, but atleast here in Finland there are numerous assotiations too. Check your locals to find out what courses they offer. It’s also worth checking your local noticeboards and communities to find suitable courses. Courses are also organised by various companies, but their courses are usually more expensive. On the other hand, a company-sponsored course might also be free. In the future I am hoping to take part on clay-paint and -plaster workshop and natural dye workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home emergency supply kit and shopping list<\/strong>
Living in the countryside has its advantages. And then there are the things you just have to learn to live with. When the shops are at least half an hour (or more) away by car, it’s neither worthwhile nor sensible to go out every day to buy one small carton of cream or a day’s groceries. So we’ve learned to do a week or two or more of grocery shopping at a time and keep a good stock of food at home to make a day’s meals, work lunches and dfor ex tempore baking. For the cats, we usually buy food for at least two weeks at a time. We’ve also learned to order food online and just pick it up in the nearest town. It saves time and money as you don’t have to spend time going to the shops and you don’t do any impulse shopping. We also try to update our shopping list whenever we notice a shortage, so that we remember it the next time we go to the stores. After all, we both work in the village where we live, so even our commutes don’t take us past the big shops. On weekends, half of our day is spent going to the shops. If we can make it to the shops and back in less than two hours, that’s already pretty efficient. Online ordering has cut the shopping trips down to a little over an hour, which is basically what driving to pick up point and loading the goods into the car takes. Often we also combine the pick up trip with other errand, which also saves time and trips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our home emergency supply kit includes also non-food items. It is good to have some wood, nails, screws, paint, fuel and oil for the chainsaw and in summer for the lawnmower, various craft supplies, firewood, batteries, lamp oil and matches, toiletries, toilet paper, detergents, etc. So we try to keep everything stocked at home so that when the need and inspiration strikes, we don’t have to to go shopping first. I buy most of my craft supplies second hand. I often get them from recycling centres and flea markets when I come across something suitable that I think I can use. That way I usually have something I can use when needed to make repairs or something from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maakellarimme, jonka usein mainitsen mutta joka t\u00e4ll\u00e4 hetkell\u00e4 toimii l\u00e4hinn\u00e4 romuvarastona. Kuvassa n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 pienelt\u00e4, mutta kyll\u00e4 sinne mahtuu useampi hyllykk\u00f6 mehupulloineen ja hillopurkkeineen. Ehk\u00e4p\u00e4 my\u00f6s talviomenia ja juureksia. \/
I keep mentioning our cellar often, but at the moment it’s mostly used as storage for junk. In this old photo it looks pretty small, but there is plenty of room for several shelves with juice bottles and jam jars. Perhaps also couple crates with winter apples and root vegetables. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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T\u00e4m\u00e4 kuva on jo kes\u00e4lt\u00e4 -21 kun aloitimme liiterin siivoamisen. Liiterin maapohjan ulkon\u00e4\u00f6st\u00e4 saattaa arvata ett\u00e4 kasoissa oli kaikkea risuista pilkottuihin ikkunankarmeihin ja l\u00e4pim\u00e4tiin hirsiin. Liiteriin mahtuu usean vuoden polttopuut kerralla. Yksi kulma j\u00e4tettiin tyhj\u00e4ksi ja sinne on alettu tekem\u00e4\u00e4n pinoa uusille polttopuille jotka saavat rauhassa kuivua useamman vuoden ennen kuin tulee niiden vuoro joutua uuniin. \/
This photo is from summer -21 when we started to clean up the wood shed. Based on what the floor looks like, there was everything from little branches to chopped window frames and half rotted logs. There is enough space for several years firewood in the barn. We left one corner empty and we have started to pile new firewood in there. They have several years to dry before we need to start using them for heating. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Kehr\u00e4yskurssilla opettaja n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 perinteisen kehr\u00e4yksen saloja. \/
On spinning workshop our teacher is showing the secrets of traditional spinning.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Kombucha-kurssilla saimme omat kombucha-scobyt ja laitoimme omiin astioihin kombuchan k\u00e4ym\u00e4\u00e4n. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 uusi er\u00e4 on jo menossa maustumaan fermentoinnin j\u00e4lkeen. \/
On the kombucha workshop we got our own kombucha scoby and prepared kombucha into our own jars, ready for fermenting. This new portion is already going for flawouring after fermenting.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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K\u00f6ysikurssilla opittiin erilaisista k\u00f6ysimateriaaleista, k\u00f6ysien k\u00e4yt\u00f6st\u00e4 ja tietenkin punomaan k\u00f6ytt\u00e4 sek\u00e4 pleissaamaan. \/
On the rope workshop we learned about different rope materials, how to use ropes and of course to make ropes and how to splice them.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Kierr\u00e4tyskeskuksesta tehtyj\u00e4 materiaalihankintoja. Erilaisia luonnonmateriaaleja ja vintage-kankaita, sek\u00e4 ompelutarvikkeita on hyv\u00e4 olla aina varastossa. Kierr\u00e4tyskankaissa on toki se huono puoli ett\u00e4 m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4t ovat usein pieni\u00e4, mutta kun pit\u00e4\u00e4 reilua varastoa, sielt\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyy useinmiten jotakin k\u00e4ytt\u00f6kelpoista. \/
Materials I found from local recycling center shop. It’s good to have all sorts of natural materials and sewing supply in stock. The downside of repurposed fabrics is that often the amounts are not very big. However, when having large stock at home, you most often find something usefull. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ruokaostosten tekeminen netiss\u00e4 nopeuttaa ja helpottaa el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 kun ostoslistan voi laatia pitkin viikkoa sen mukaan mit\u00e4 kaapeista puuttuu, ja sitten vain klikata kaupasta noutoajan. \/
Grocery shopping is quicker and easier when you can make your shopping list over the week when ever you notice something that is running low, and then just click online when you want to pick them up. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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