It's a constant challenge keeping the pantry and stockpile cupboards full and rotating. I've been going through my cupboards this we...

We had a public holiday here yesterday so I took full advantage of the day to finish off a dishcloth for a friend and to do some sewing. I l...

There is a revolution happening out there. It’s starting right in front of you, at the kitchen sink. Most of my regular readers would know I...

I love that first day after work is finished for the week when I get back into the garden again. That space is where I grow too. I have a ga...

Our vegetable garden is vitally important to us. It gives us the freshest organic food at minimal cost. To keep the cost of the garden down ...

I wanted to continue on yesterday's theme of pinching pennies to talk about a few things we can all do to save money. One of the best wa...

It’s getting a bit scary with prices rises lately. It’s not just the price of fuel, which increases almost every week, it’s also grocery, me...

Hanno and his son, Jens, drove over to the farm country west of here yesterday to buy enough hay to do both our families all year. Jens and ...

A new season of growing has begun. We're late with it, all the beds are not ready, but there are plants in the ground. This has been tra...

After quite a few weeks of busyness and flapping around here and there, I’m finally back to some kind of normal. It’s good to be at home, kn...

I’m really pleased we have no debt. Rising interest rates, high fuel prices and skyrocketing food prices are quite common world-wide now and...