Self-Sufficiency: Food From the Sea

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The ocean is full of delicious food just waiting for you to catch it.

An excerpt from the book, “Farming for Self-Sufficiency – Independence on a 5-acre Farm” by John and Sally Seymour

Copyright® 1973by John and Sally Seymour. Introduction copyright © 1973 by Schocken Books Inc.

Sea Fish

The sea is never more than a few hours from us in the British Isles, provided we use mechanical transport, and of course if you live near the sea it is madness not to make use of sea fish. All you need to catch these is a small boat and some gear. The full-time professional fisherman has to go out in all weathers, and scrape about trying to pick up a few fish when there really aren’t enough to bother with. He is forced into this by the fact that he has to earn a living for twelve months of the year. The man who has other work to turn to can, however, when fish are scarce, or the weather is bad, avoid going to sea. He need take very little risk and should have a good catch every time he goes out. For if the weather is not fine, or looks the slightest bit unsettled, he has plenty of work to do ashore. And, if he strikes his sea harvests right, a very few days fishing in the year will be enough to keep him and his family, or his community, in fish the year round.

Herring

  • Published on Jul 1, 1976
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