It's been a long, dry summer here. The temperatures haven't been nearly as high as those down south, we've had only two very ho...

I want to share a link to an interesting program that networks local growers and local food eaters together based on proximity. It's c...

Food production in the backyard is a simple activity that takes in a few elements of the simple life philosophy. It helps with debt red...

We have been delighting in that wonderful, relaxed time before the real business of the year starts in ernest. We had enough food to keep u...

I'm late to my blog today, but I thought it was better late than not at all. I've been doing the final reading of my next book and ...

Most of you know there was a time when I didn't like being at home. I went to work, out shopping, socialising with friends and if there...

A week or so ago I said I'd answer any questions you had. I got two questions, both set out below. I hope both ladies are still reading...

All of us who grow food, keep chickens or bees, milk a house cow or a goat, or keep pigs have to know a thing or two about the seasons. Her...