We knew it would last for a long time but this economic crisis is dragging on longer than I expected it to.  There is no doubt there have be...

I had an email from Theresa last week, she writes: "Recently our family came upon some tough times when I woke up one morning with MS...

I haven't been doing all my regular work while I'm book writing but I'm still cooking, nothing stops that, and still knitting wh...

Dear Everyone We were surprised to find that Down to Earth was nominated for the Best Australian or New Zealand Blog in the 2011 Bloggie...

I grew up in a much slower time.  A time when bread was delivered by horse and cart and a ginger beer merchant sold his product, from a cart...

If you were wondering where we were yesterday, Hanno and I were out volunteering.  After an early breakfast of tea and toast, we travelled u...

Thanks to everyone who helped with the house affordability question last week.  I was heartened to see that many people thought living on on...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives with these photos and gives us a...

I had an email this week from Rebecca who wrote: I'm about to turn 30 and I live in a rented smallholding in the UK. My husband and I ...

Let me start this by saying there are many ways to sterilise food by water bath.  This is how I do it and having been doing it for many yea...

Here in our neck of the woods, summer is a time for stone fruits and jam making.  Hanno found a good bargain at Aldi during the week - premi...

In his books, the late John Seymour tells us that in addition to the many foods found in fields and pastures, like rabbits, berries, nuts an...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives with these photos and gives us al...

Thank you all for contributing your ideas on how to save money.  I have to confess, we already do most of the things suggested and seeing th...

We have to tighten our belts.  Like many of you, Hanno and I live on a limited and usually fixed amount and with prices rising and new babie...