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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It has just never been economically justifiable. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. Ice was chopped from the pond and stored as long as it would last. Cream, milk and butter came from the cow. A fruit cellar or cold room held the fruits and vegetables.

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