Stig of the dump
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As per the title my nickname round our small community in rural Devon is stig sometimes known as trotter lol
living a life of frugal-ism - self sufficiency and wombling - re-purposing and recycling to achieve a simpler more humble lifestyle while slowly renovating a dilapidated miners cottage in the Tamar valley i have been working in the waste and recycling industry for over 9 years now and have learn t a lot from it as to how much and what is thrown out i have always been in to reuse although the past 10 years i have stepped it up to a all new level the past 3 being my busiest 3 years ago we sold our modern home and 12 acres of land to start a fresh quieter and more simple existence and braught a dilapidated cottage in the Tamar valley completely overgrown and in a real state and at the time money meant again we had to go back to basics and make do and mend also to further our self sufficient life style so far the budget has done well and most projects have been done by wombling or re purposing waste materials meaning we could have things [luxuries] we couldn't otherwise afford and bringing our pace of life back to something more enjoyable and the same goes for our food supply we are working to be self sufficient within the next 5 years sofar we produce 50%of our own food and heat our house and water for free this blog is the story of our trials and tribulations in to what can be achieved with a little thought - effort and looking outside of the box , i wont preach this to anyone but would love even if just one person saw this blog and thought 'ime going to do that ' it would make it worth while although i my real ambition is to make a business out of my hobby so i could take on even bigger projects but the time isn't right at the mo for me but ime working on a plan for the future in-between my projects and work i have 2 small children that love our new life and a loving wife of 9 years and a ime a fairly "normal" person ?? |