I’ve been making my own skin care products for years. I started writing this blog in 2015! Since then I’ve made and sold kits for people to make their own products – I spent alot of time experimenting with ingredients…
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At this time of year my garden doesn’t seem very productive and I can easily waste what little it has growing. That’s the worst kind of waste – growing something then not using it! The heads on the spouting broccoli…
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I wasn’t one of those who bought a 20kg bag of flour and started making bread and pasta through our first Lockdown but I have belatedly taken to it. As I post this we’ve gone to Level 3. Drats, even…
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What are multiplying onions? These onions have various names – walking, tree, Egyptian, top set, multiplying. They grow from bulbs rather than seeds and a single bulb will multiply and grow 5-10 bulbs through the year. They can be harvested…
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I’m pleased that we’re all thinking more and more about the ingredients in our food, cleaning and beauty products. Dishwashing powder is something I’ve long worried about and I’ve spent some time working on a homemade version that avoids all…
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Why sprout? I’ve been reading lots of blogs from people who make their own chicken food. I’d like to do the same but it seems to involve alot of ingredients and care needs to be taken to get the right…
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Living on a block of land (about 4acres) has endless possibilities but it doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll ever be fully ‘self sufficient’. I have to be realistic with the things that I could buy and grow. Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are…
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We’ve had a neighbour grazing his sheep on our property for the last few years but we’ve finally taken the plunge and are sheep owners!
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What to do with the kitchen scraps?
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