Our aquaponics system is made up of one fish tank and two grow beds. This is one of the grow beds. I haven't written about our aquaponic...

As someone famous once said: look at this little beauty! We just found this fellow over at our big water tank. The tank is wet, green and ...

These are the lettuces and rocket I'm growing at the moment. Lettuce is easy to grow at this time of year. You'll be eating the fre...

A couple of weeks ago we had to drive a 300km round trip to a friend's funeral. We didn't take food or drink with us, I'm not su...

Prize pumpkins We had a wonderful time at the show. We spent the first two hours on our stall trying to encourage people to fill in a feedba...

This is some ginger beer I made last summer. I also put up some tomato relish on that same day. In days gone by, before Coca-Cola, Dr Pepp...

We try to live on a very small amount of money. This is a decision we made a few years ago and it's working well for us. One of the thin...

Preserving fruit and vegetables in jars is a thrifty way of carrying your garden harvest over several months, or even into the following yea...

We put a lot of time into growing our own food. Our aim is to grow most of what we eat and although the amount varies, at the moment we'...

Everyday we try to cut back on our use of electricity and water. I used to read our meters every day to help us understand what areas we cou...

The photo above is my quark cheese - one is a savoury cheese with salt, pepper and chives, the other is sweetened with a little honey and to...

The equivalent amount of laundry liquid (10 litres) from a supermarket would cost around $43. To buy all these ingredients will cost you aro...

There is something special about people who decide to live simply. They share a determination to step away from the mainstream to pursue...

I knew about aquaponics for about two years before I dived and got hooked on it. It's a wonderful addition to our productive backyard. I...