The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.

Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10×12.5m plot and now they’ve worked out the perfect formula. Grow six portions of nutritious veg a day per person following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind.

– Learn about Huw’s self-sufficiency ethos, goals and approaches
– Create your garden and learn how to build all the growing spaces you will need, such as hot beds and polytunnels
– Follow month-by-month planting plans with guidance on key tasks throughout the year
– Discover useful kitchen tips meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas along with base recipes so you can make the most of your crops

Follow Huw and Sam’s tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year.