I had an email from seagreen last week asking: I am getting more and more interested in preserving. I've always done a bit, jams an...

LEST WE FORGET Today is Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand - a day of commemoration for all those who gave their lives in the defence...

My name is Fiona and I lay blue eggs. Our  Araucana , Fiona, starting laying her delicate pale blue eggs two days ago. She's been...

Thanks to everyone who sent an order or an inquiry about buying my book. I've answered some of you and will answer you all when Hanno g...

We plod along most years planting the same varieties of vegetables that worked for us in previous seasons. We've been growing vegetable...

Many of the skills we need when living simply don't exist in isolation, if you want to get the full measure of these things we do, you ...

When our garden is in full production, we have too much food to eat all of it fresh. Often we give some to family and friends but when ther...

This is from the Angelica Organic Farm site "The bright white flawless looking Chinese garlic is bleached with chlorine. Most concern...

We have not bought soft drink/soda or many years but during summer I like having a cold soft drink on hand to serve the family and for anyo...

Thank you all for your kind thoughts for us as we grieve for Alice. Last week was a very sad one for us and it helped  knowing  that Alice ...