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12 November 2013
Sustainable transport
I don't think I've written about travel and transport before and I'm not sure why because I do think about it a lot. When I ga...
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21 October 2013
Food security - taking control of your food supplies
In the next few posts about food security I'd like to write about what we grow for our own fresh food needs, and how we grow food for s...
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7 October 2013
Domestic and community-based food security
When I was a young girl it was common for suburban backyards to have a vegetable garden and fruit trees; my grandma grew peaches in her bac...
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17 September 2013
How to start a vegetable garden - part 2
So, you've decided on the location of your garden, you know north from south and you know where the shade is during the day, let...
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16 September 2013
How to start a vegetable garden - part 1
If you're extremely impatient, don't start a garden because nature is slow, gardening takes time and it can't be rushed. Howeve...
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30 July 2013
Support local food, both fresh and tinned
Sometimes plans just don't work out. Yesterday I wrote a post on Irish soda bread and fresh pea and herb soup. A couple of hours later ...
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22 July 2013
How do you choose the food you buy?
Hello everyone! We've had a couple of special visitors staying with us these past few days, my nephew Daniel and his son Johnathan. Joh...
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23 April 2013
Back to the land again
Over the years, generally in response to hard times, people move away from the habit of material consumption, make use of the land they l...
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22 April 2013
Guidelines for change
I'm often asked what can be done in the home to live a more sustainable, simple life. I find it difficult to answer a question like...
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