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Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Christmas. If like me you had too much to each and drink, then I’m sure you’ve made a new years resolution to lose some weight, or get fitter. I like to set myself goals each year, and break them down into monthly to do lists so [...] 1. Your own fruit and vegetables taste better than shop bought produce. They really do! Maybe it’s because they are fresher, but I find my own produce has a much “stronger” taste than the plastic wrapped produce from the shop, or even that sold at farmers markets. 2. Your home produced food has not [...] The weather has been pretty hot this week, and if the weather-guesser is halfway accurate it’s set to get hotter through the weekend. It’s great to be outside and in the countryside with weather like this, but as I look at the vegetable garden, it does rather focus the mind on water. All living things need [...] Today we conclude our series on practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency. As before, work through from the beginning and build slowly. The important thing is to review your vision of what self sufficiency looks like for you, and to build a cohesive plan to take you there. At the [...] Continuing our series on practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency. I haven’t had the opportunity to write as much as I’d like over the last few weeks, however from your feedback I know you find the practical articles useful, so here goes with ten MORE practical steps. If you [...] I thought it was time for a series of articles that give you some practical things you can do to increase your level of self sufficiency. Remember, when we talk about Self Sufficiency we are talking about a change of mindset, taking responsibility for our own, and our family’s needs. To that end here are [...] Compost is the “fuel” of the garden. It is used for potting plants, as mulch, for feeding the soil and conditioning. Ideally it should be a black, rich, crumbly, sweet smelling substance. It is made of waste from the garden and kitchen. For example, grass clippings, hedge trimmings, waste from harvested veg, vegetable trimmings, tea bags, [...] If you don’t have a lot of space, or time but want to grow your own vegetables, there is a way! Square Foot Gardening is a term coined by a gentleman named Mel Bartholomew who designed a way of growing that is incredibly efficient. It uses the raised bed principle, sub dividing the bed into individual [...] Have you tried the potatoes from your local supermarket? If you haven’t tried a home grown spud for a while you may not have noticed: How bland they taste How quickly they go “off” How they sprout so soon (despite being sprayed by chemicals to discourage sprouting) March is the month when the potato year gets started. New potatoes [...] A lot of people now grow some portion of their own food, and an even larger community would like to start growing their own fruit and vegetables. This second group is equally as diverse as those out there practicing their skills of horticulture, but there is something holding them back. For some it might be knowledge. [...] |
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