self-supply
Providing for oneself
Self-supply is the practice of providing for one's own needs rather than obtaining goods or services from external sources.
A household that grows its own vegetables or generates its own electricity engages in self-supply.
The term appears in economic and regulatory contexts: Water self-supply from private wells remains common in rural areas.
In pharmacy, self-supply refers to healthcare professionals dispensing medications to themselves.
Self-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- autarkyComplete economic independence
- independenceFreedom from external control
autonomy · resilience · bootstrapping · DIY · empowerment · resourcefulness · survivalism · foraging
Capable of restoration
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- solarOf the star
greywater · conservation · recycling · zero-waste · carbon-neutral · green · ecofriendly · regenerative
Accumulated reserve supply
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
- reservesResources held back
- storingKeeping for future use
caching · rationing · procurement · replenishment · preparedness · hoarding · preserves · bulk-buying
Raised on one's property
- craftingSkillful manual creation
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- workshopPlace for making or learning
fabrication · small-batch · preserving · canning · fermenting · pickling · weaving · spinning
homesteading
Self-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- autarkyComplete economic independence
independence · autonomy · resilience · bootstrapping · DIY · empowerment · resourcefulness · survivalism · foraging · hunting
renewable
Capable of restoration
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
solar · greywater · conservation · recycling · zero-waste · carbon-neutral · green · ecofriendly · regenerative · closed-loop
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
storing · caching · rationing · procurement · replenishment · preparedness · hoarding · preserves · bulk-buying · contingency
homegrown
Raised on one's property
- craftingSkillful manual creation
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
workshop · fabrication · small-batch · preserving · canning · fermenting · pickling · weaving · spinning · woodworking
self-supplyoutsourcing
Third-party task delegation
procurement · buying in · offshoring · subcontracting · purchasing
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