Our homesteading journey
About six months ago my husband and I were having our (almost) yearly ponderings about whether or not we should sell up and buy a larger property. Around and around we went with the pros and cons and ended up where we usually do… ‘we’ll do it after we retire’. But then I realised that…
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I don’t know why but I’ve struggled for years to grow luffa but this year … WOW. Aren’t they are gorgeous? These little (big) beauties cover the arch into my kitchen garden. They make me stop and smile every time I walk into the garden. The season is changing Autumn has arrived in our little…
Have you ever tried rosemary tea? It’s not only good for you but it’s also delicious! For a while now I had heard of making a cuppa out of rosemary but I wasn’t too sure about it. I mean, I love a bit of rosemary in my cooking, it makes a roast leg of lamb…
I did it! After a long time thinking about it, I finally enrolled in a Permaculture Design Course. I chose to study with the Permaculture Education Institute run by Morag Gamble. Just to keep myself really busy, I also enrolled with their shorter course ‘The Incredible Edible Garden’. Whilst I have been pottering about gardening…
Another beautiful morning on the farm. It has been a few full on days and I considered having the morning off but no, the calves had a different idea. I was obviously late getting outside and George (our young bull) felt obliged to remind me they were waiting for breakfast. Thank you Georgie, …
Welcome to Wonky Acres, it sure is nice to see you. As I sat down to right my first post I very quickly realised is that having the idea to start a blog was easy but … sitting down to actually write an entry is a lot more challenging….I’m thinking the easiest way to do…
