| Areas | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | Generation | Solar panels |
| Wind turbines | ||
| Solar hot water | ||
| Wood (coppicing, foraging) | ||
| Wetback | ||
| Wood oven | ||
| Conservation | Passive solar design | |
| Insulation | ||
| Transport | Walk | |
| Bike | ||
| Electric bike (with solar panels) | ||
| Water | Waterless toilets | |
| Rainwater harvesting | ||
| Greywater recycling | ||
| Food and meals | Grow your own | Vegetables, Fruit, Herbs, Eggs/Chickens |
| Gather | Foraging, Hunting, Fishing | |
| Preserve | Pickling, Smoking, Salting, Freezing | |
| Make | Meals | |
| Beer, wine, bread, pasta etc | ||
| Clothes | Make and mend | Sewing, Knitting, Weaving, Crochet |
| Household goods | Make and mend | Furnishings |
| Woodwork, metalwork | ||
| Pottery/ceramics | ||
| Basketry | ||
| Personal care products | ||
| Cleaning products | ||
| Shelter | Make and maintain | DIY house building, renovations and maintenance |
| Waste | Composting | |
| Composting toilet | ||
| Recycle and reuse | Recycling | |
| Barter and trade | Barter and trade surplus goods | Food, clothes and household goods |
| Share or barter your time | Mutual self-sufficiency | Food, clothes and household goods |
