WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SELF SUFFICIENCY

When John Seymour conceived his "Complete Book of Self Sufficiency" (first published by Dorling and Kindersley in 1975) he began what has become a burgeoning "lifestyle" movement.      Almost a million copies of the book have been sold, helping literally thousands of people to change their way of life.

The New Complete Book of Self Sufficiency, updated and expanded by Will Sutherland, was published in spring 2003.    The book has now been further expanded by adding more of John's earlier work on vegetable growing.   It continues to sell well particularly in the United States. In 2007 Dorling and Kindersley also published The Concise Guide to Self Sufficiency which aims particularly to help the smaller urban grower.

Always a man of action John put his ideas into practice on the Killowen smallholding in County Wexford Ireland.     A regular series of summer courses was started in 1993. After John's death at the age of 90 in 2004, Will Sutherland continues to run courses on the many and various topics covered by the Complete Book.    

Over the years many professional men and women who are thinking of changing the way they live have enjoyed the challenge of learning new skills. What better place to see and experience at first hand the rewards of becoming more self sufficient.