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The Self Sufficient Me podcast shares self-sufficient backyard farming tips

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
by Eliot Rifkin

Do you feel you have a brown thumb? Would you like to ‘break the seal’ and your inertia and become a backyard food farmer (even if you’re a renter or don’t have a backyard)? Or perhaps you’re a more advanced gardener and are just looking for some tips on becoming more food self-sufficient.

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Mark Valencia from the “Self Sufficient Me” podcast about becoming ‘Self-sufficient’ with your food through backyard farming.

For a deep dive...

Mark shares tips on organic gardening, the best way to plan/manage your veggie garden (Garden Planner) realistic self-sufficient living, keeping quail, chickens, and lots more! His YouTube channel is about self-sufficiency and based on his blog called "Self Sufficient Me" where he "strives" to be as self-sufficient as he can with the current resources he has on offer.


Eliot Rifkin

Eliot Rifkin is a Journalist and Producer on Thursday Brisbane Line

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