the thought of cooking in the snow, rain and northerly winds of British winter. But, surprisingly, it has become one of the joys of my life. While using the stove, I watched the moon rise in winter and the sun set in summer in the time it took to prepare my evening meal, Birds in the trees around my kitchen became my new source of music. If I still lived in my old house, wouldn't have learned so much about nature and wildlife (5) Food was the next essential. There are four legs to food for free table: foraging wild food, growing your own bartering, and using waste food of which there is loads. Most of th ate my own crops what soon realised is that, in a moneyless world everything takes much more time. Hand-washing my clothes in a sink of cold water, using laundry liquid made by bailing up some nuts on my rocket stove, can take two hours, instead of ten minutes using a washing machine Finding stuff that's been thrown away like the steamer l cook with takes far longer than popping out to the shops to buy one, and sorting out the toilet is a hassle. ing the 55-kilometre round trip to the near town takes lot more time and energy than driving catching the bus or train, but it's also an economical alternative to my old gym subscription, and I find cycling much more enjoyable than using motorised The point is, d much rather use my time making my bread outdoors tman kill it watching some real with my Where money once provided primary sense of security, now find it in friends community. Some of my closest friends are with others based had to build real r on trust and kindness, if I hadn't gi would still have friendships based on it