DK Practical self-sufficiency the complete guide to sustainable living today自给自足可持续完整生活指南

We are lucky enough to be living full lives that have given us enough time to appreciate nature, where our food comes from, and the technology supporting a 21st century lifestyle.
我们很幸运能够过上充实的生活，这给了我们足够的时间去欣赏大自然，我们的食物来自哪里，以及支持21世纪生活方式的科技。
We have always had an interest in self-sufficiency. Some of Dick’s earliest memories are of helping his father in the garden, or collecting mushrooms with his mother; quality time that produced the tasty vegetables he remembers from his childhood.
我们一直对自给自足感兴趣。迪克最早的一些记忆是在花园里帮助父亲，或者和母亲一起收集蘑菇；他回忆起童年时生产美味蔬菜的美好时光。
While James has always been involved with nature, going for walks, collecting berries, or digging over the gardens of the many houses we’ve lived in. Now we both write, work in television, and run businesses to pay the bills.
而詹姆斯则一直与大自然打交道，散步，收集浆果，或在我们居住过的许多房子的花园里挖掘。现在，我们都在写作，在电视台工作，并经营企业来支付账单。 For years we lived on a smallholding in a beautiful part of Cornwall, nestled in our own valley and half a mile from the sea.
多年来，我们住在康沃尔郡一个美丽地区的一个小农场里，坐落在我们自己的山谷里，离海半英里。
Our move to Newhouse Farm was documented in three BBC television series of It’s Not Easy Being Green, but it was not inspired by television;
我们搬到纽豪斯农场的行动在英国广播公司的三部电视连续剧《绿色不容易》中有记载，但这并不是受电视的启发；
it was a family decision that was the culmination of years of experimenting and dreaming about the good life.
这是一个家庭的决定，是多年来对美好生活的试验和梦想的顶峰。 Life moves on and you cannot write the script, instead you make decisions that take you on the journey.
生活在继续，你不能写剧本，相反，你会做出决定，带你踏上征途。
We must be doing something right as James is by the sea in Cornwall, loving nature and its bounty, and Dick is in a ‘castle’ in France,
我们必须做正确的事情，就像詹姆斯在康沃尔海边，热爱大自然和它的慷慨，迪克在法国的一座“城堡”里，
where, as well as acres of beautiful parkland, he has orchards, nut groves, and a walled garden which is now abundant all year round.
在那里，除了几英亩美丽的公园外，他还拥有果园、坚果林和一个围墙花园，现在全年都很丰富。 This book is aimed at everyone who has a desire to be a bit more self-sufficient or to live life more sustainably. There is absolutely no reason not to start today.
这本书的目标是希望更加自给自足或生活更加可持续的每个人。绝对没有理由不从今天开始。
It doesn’t matter where you are living you can reduce your energy bills, make cheese in any kitchen, grow herbs and tomatoes on any windowsill, and learn more about sustainable living and apply it to your current situation. This book is a collection of the information that we have been amassing for years.
无论你住在哪里，你都可以减少你的能源账单，在任何厨房制作奶酪，在任何窗台上种植草药和西红柿，学习更多关于可持续生活的知识，并将其应用到你的当前情况中。这本书收集了我们多年来积累的信息。
We don’t expect you to jump in and do it all at once, but no matter what stage in your life you are at, we are sure there will be something in here for you. Don’t forget to have fun – if you are not smiling you are doing it wrong!
我们不希望你一下子就投入其中，但无论你处于人生的哪个阶段，我们都相信这里会有适合你的东西。别忘了玩得开心——如果你不笑，那就是做错了！ SAFETY WARNINGS While we want you to feel empowered to try many of the things included in this book, we don’t want you to take risks, cut corners, or get out of your depth.
安全警告虽然我们希望您有权尝试本书中的许多内容，但我们不希望您冒险、偷工减料或超出自己的深度。
We use a wide range of sharp implements and power tools in our projects. Make sure you familiarize yourself with them at the outset and feel competent to use them before you start work. Also read through the advice and cautions included here.
在我们的项目中，我们使用各种锋利的工具和电动工具。确保你一开始就熟悉它们，并在开始工作之前感到有能力使用它们。同时，请通读此处包含的建议和注意事项。

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