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Harsh Realities of Homesteading – What Urban Dreamers Should Know Before Taking the Plunge Part 1
Wake up to the sounds of nature, grow your own food, be surrounded by animals, preserve food, make cool things, build your own home, be offgrid, live a simpler life. It’s a dream of many. We followed that dream almost...
Steps you can take to finding your perfect farm while you’re stuck in a tiring corporate job
An old client of mine asked a question this week : “I wanted to find out how you are enjoying farming...it looks idyllic and I want to make life decisions. I am so tired of corporate. I am starting to...
Can We Feed Ourselves Yet?
We fed ourselves out of our own garden within 8 months of moving here; however the last year has not been a very successful gardening endeavour. The hot summer and brutal winter full of black frost killed most of our...
Why Supporting a Healthier Food Chain is Important
The food we eat has a profound impact on our health, the environment, and the economy. In recent years, there has been growing awareness of the importance of supporting a healthier food chain. A healthier food chain is one that...
Self-Determination Challenge Week 3 – Cook All Your Meals, No Takeaways
It's week 3! Check out week 1 and week 2 to catch up. This Week's Challenge It's time to get back to the kitchen - not necessarily bare foot and pregnant, especially if you're a guy, but it's time! :D...
Self-Determination Challenge Week 2 – Plant One Edible, Anywhere
How did you go with Week 1's read labels and buy local challenge? Time for week 2! This Week's Challenge This week's challenge is to plant something edible. Whether you live on a farm, in a flat or...
Self-Determination Challenge Week 1 – Read Labels, Buy Local
Let's face it, the world is pretty messed up right now because it is being run by some not very nice people determined to make our lives as miserable as possible. Well we say to hell with that! We are...
We Ate From Our Garden for the First Time!
This should have been posted 3 weeks ago already - but we have day jobs! :D We had our first mini harvest recently and we are still getting produce from our very young kitchen garden. We have used permaculture principles...
Lessons in Farm Roads
Permaculture is very clear on this matter - design the water systems / infrastructure first, measure swales, make all roads on contour, then put in structures! This is stuff we know, but of course, life intervenes and things don't always...
Pompom Weed (and Friends) Removed!
It took 3 men, 4 weeks, 6 days a week, to clear 21ha of 4 hectically invasive plant species! Moses and Ntsako dug it all up. Dickie fetched it with the golf cart and tractor and delivered to a central...