Most of the year we grow food in the backyard that will feed us on a daily basis. Whether it's vegetables, herbs, fruit, eggs, or honey...

As you know, we like giving our chickens apple cider vinegar in their water. It boosts their immunity and has a mild antibiotic effect and ...

If you can't grow vegetables due to having no time, bad health, young children, or no space, the answer for you might be to buy local s...

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...

This post is from 2008 We say a lot about respect when we use the full measure of what we grow or buy. In the old days it was common pr...

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...

A warm and sincere thank you to everyone who visited Sarndra yesterday. We are both delighted with your lovely and encouraging comments. I...

We say a lot about respect when we use the full measure of what we grow or buy. In the old days it was common practice to use every part of...

Today's photos are from Vicky and Abby in Melbourne.    My daughter and I live in Melbourne with my sister and her daughter, so we’re...

I had a lovely afternoon tea with most of my Neighbourhood Centre volunteers yesterday.  The one day of the year when we get together to soc...

You would have noticed some pineapple in a jar sitting next to the beetroot yesterday. That is the first stage of pineapple vinegar I'...