It's that time of year when all the leaves are falling from the beautiful deciduous trees, leaving an abundance of carbon lying on the...

Mid May might seem very late for tidying up my summer growing garden but it is what it is. With such a large space for all my vegetables...

I came across some evidence of the other nights fox attack on my little black hen. There was a pile of feathers that he had managed to...

This handful of leaves, to me, represents more than just a bunch of greens. It represents me taking back control of my health. Instead of...

It's back to the kitchen today. Something I love to have for breakfast is a bowl of homemade baked beans - very satisfying and a complete...

Sometimes my garden hides away its little gems. One friend once commented "how do you know where everything is?" I've tended this garden...

Today is tidy up day. I don't tidy up the garden too often as I have plenty of other things to do, and I also find if I leave it longer...

After getting up, feeding and letting out the chickens and ducks then enjoying my breakfast, most days I then head to wherever the sheep...

One of my pumpkins I had noticed was being eaten by worms and bugs and anything moving around in the soil - sure sign that it is pumpkin...

Well it's convenience food once you've put in the time to grow, harvest, cook and store it. But for me it's worth it. This is healing...

Had a lovely time catching up with Michael and Maddi at Easter. The weather was beautiful and perfect for a wander around to visit the...

I was out feeding the chickens this morning and decided to add a little greens to their breakfast. They really need to be moved on to a...

It's funny, I'm always anxiously awaiting tomato season, but then it quickly turns to awaiting the end of it! Being a few degrees...

Today I decided that the jar room had to go! Well, not go entirely, just be cleaned and tidied up and turn all of these recycled glass...

It's been a crazy cool summer and as I'm not confident in the warmth returning I made the call to do my honey harvest before some wet...

I posted a picture of my vegetable garden to instagram the other day and a friend commented on how amazing it looked. Thanks I replied,...

There's always one, right?? The one that thinks he's a bit different and just doesn't follow along with the program. That's this lamb...

My current focus is on preparing my garden beds for winter crops. So I'm continuing on removing old plants and pulling grasses out....

Well I caught two pesky little mice over night in the corn patch however I think I may need more traps out there. With more corn cobs...

Better late than never is the saying right!? Finally my tomatoes are giving enough that I’ve stored away quite a few jars of fermented...