January 18, 2022Videos, What's New How to Build a Simple Pallet Shed on a Low Budget We like homesteading as a practical way of connecting our busy lives to the land in an effort to transition from consumers […]
January 7, 2022January 8, 2022Videos, What's New Garden and Nursery Projects Compilation of 2021 Part 1 Jan-March 2021 is now another year gone by, a productive year with lots of fruitful gardening and homesteading projects. Thanks to all of […]
January 5, 2022January 7, 2022Videos, What's New How to Harvest Yacon – The Winter Fruit – Tips and Tricks Yacon is a tuberous winter vegetable from the Andes with a crisp texture and a mild sweetness best eaten raw like an […]
December 4, 2021November 1, 2023Videos, What's New Mashua – Perennial Salad Vegetable and Tuberous Nasturtium Mashua is a tuberous cousin of the garden Nasturtium. It’s been used by humans for over 8000 years and in cultivation for […]
November 23, 2021November 23, 2021Videos, What's New Poultry Market Roscommon Quick Tour Here’s a quick video tour of the poultry market in Roscommon. Lots of interesting breeds of chickens, ducks, quail and all sorts […]
November 15, 2021November 16, 2021Videos, What's New How to Harvest & Plant Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes) 5 Varieties Harvesting Jerusalem artichokes is one of the most satisfying jobs, it really brightens up that dark time of year. It’s like going […]
November 5, 2021November 6, 2021Videos, What's New How To Plant Willow Cuttings – Arches, Hedges and Shelterbelts In this video we’ll show you what we’ve done with willow in our gardens and how to plant willow cuttings. Willow is […]
November 1, 2021November 1, 2021Videos, What's New Birds in the Garden Birds and especially song birds are delightful to watch around the garden. They also play an important role in the local eco […]
October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Videos, What's New Athlone Apple Day 2021 – Irish Seed Savers Here’s a bit of video coverage of the Athlone Apple Day hosted by Fryry Orchard. A great day for the whole family, […]
October 26, 2021October 26, 2021Videos, What's New Mint – The King of Tea? 11 varieties Is mint underrated for it’s use in making tea (infusion)? Besides it’s many shapes and colours, there is a multitude of flavours […]