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

Our Chickens are Killing the Weeds and Turning Them into Eggs

Do you enjoy weeding your garden? For most of us it’s one of those less...

Deep Litter Mulch in the Chicken Pen

Keeping chickens is easy and if your pen is in a permanent location it can...

Live Q&A #2 – Ask Me about Gardening, Homesteading, Business, Growing & Preserving Food, Chickens etc

Join us for our questions and answers live sessions every Thursday night at 9pm GMT...

Growing and Harvesting Willow for Firewood

In this video we’re cutting back 12 year old hybrid willow for firewood and to...

Winter Selection Closing Sale

At long last Spring is back and plants are starting to grow as days are...

What is the Best Time to Start a No Dig Garden – Q&A

This is one of the most common questions i get and the answer couldn’t be...

Starting Cuttings & Spring Maintenance – Update

The transition between Winter and Spring is usually a busy time of year. Especially getting...

Seed, Plant & Homesteading Swap 2024

We had our first Seed, Plant & Homesteading Swap of the year and it was...

The 5 Minute Weeding Technique – Casual but Intense

Weeding out unwanted plants from our gardens is not a job any of us are...