Benefits of a garden

Materials and Fuel

Firewood, Handcrafting and natural building materials

Food and Medicine

Fresh seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs are flavoursome and healthy

Well being

Exercise, balance and relaxation.

What’s New

Planting Fruit Trees

Planting a fruit tree well and kick starting it’s life couldn’t be simpler. It’s a...

Goldfinch in the garden – Video

Last July we spotted a Goldfinch in our garden eating thistle seeds. He will probably...

Lawn to No Dig Abundance – Sensory Front Garden

We’re only midway in the second growing season after mulching and what a transformation it...

Botanical animation “Story of Flowers”

This short but amazing botanical animation ‘Story of Flowers’ is a journey into the mysterious...

Happy New Year! A journey through the seasons

We wish all you gardeners and homesteaders a happy and abundant new year for 2018!...

The first hedgehog has arrived! (Pictures and Documentary)

It’s always exciting to discover new forms of wildlife in our gardens and we’ve been...

The famous onion slice recipe!

To make the famous onion slices is simple enough, however it can take a couple...

Woodchips turned into soil in only 6 months! Video

Making Soil – Auto Compost – Woodchips turned into soil in only 6 months! Here...

Oca harvest – Better than the potato? Video

What is Oca? Where does it come from? In this video we are talking about...