It didn't take us long to realise that raised vegetable garden beds were better for the type of gardening we do than anything else. We ...
Hello all- I am happy to report that so far we only have a handful of ladies who did not receive their parcels. It is the best we have ever...
Simple life is usually about the little things - small steps, tracking small amounts of money spent during the day, taking time for yourself...
Charlene, could you e-mail me (Sharon) at cdetroyes at yahoo dot com so that I can get you connected to Suzen, your swap angel. I seem to h...
Hanno comes home today and I begin my short break from work. I'm taking three weeks off to concentrate on writing. But the big news i...
The Energy Monitor a couple of days after installation. (Click on photos to enlarge.) We had an energy and water audit done a few weeks ago....
I am sure I have the most generous readers here. Thanks to all the experienced gardeners who have offered to mentor our inexperienced garde...
Good morning everyone! It's a cool sunny morning here. I've just finished tending the animals and chooks and before I start on two...
I'm a solo homesteader at the moment. Hanno flew to Sydney yesterday to help my sister out with her house (a tree fell on it) so bloggi...
Welsh onions are planted in the top bed here. They're non-bulbing green onions, although there is a red variety of Welsh as well. ...
The past few days have been incredibly busy for me. I had a 12 hours day at the Centre yesterday and go back again today. Hanno is going do...
Lettuce, bok choi and cabbages. One of my fantasies when I was younger was to wander off into the bush and live off the land. In the 197...
Are you wanting to simplify and don't know where to start? Here is s small step everyone can do. It's easy, won't cost any mon...
Alice says hello. ;- ) Good morning! We've had some wild weather these past couple of days with about 250 mm (nearly 10 inches) fallin...
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