A Life in the Making

The notes app on my phone holds the contents of my life. From lists of what to get at the feed store, quotes I like to projects for the farm, it has everything.  Where it really comes into its own though is recipes.  Almost every recipe I have ever written has started out as a note in my phone. ...

I read about these pancakes in a book. While I can’t remember the title, author, or even what the book was about, the memory of a barely outlined recipe made in a cold cabin by an Alaskan Homesteader stuck with me long after I finished the story (you’d think that the Alaskan Homesteader bit woul...

I put this in Instagram Stories the other day, but as we've made it a few more times since I've tweaked it a bit. This is what we are calling a porridge cake...sort of a cross between baked oatmeal and a cakey cake. It's stodgy and warm. Delicious served hot with butter or cold and on the move. I...

Every month, in our Farm School, we focus on a new skill or topic. January is all about natural cleaning. This weekend, we are making castille soap on Instagram and Facebook Stories. A good castile soap is a powerhouse of natural cleaning. Traditionally made just out of olive oil, it can come i...

In the last few months, I have become a bit of a flour hoarder. I think that some of the reasoning certainly has to do with the still fresh memories of empty flour shelves in the supermarkets, but also I am sort of a sucker for a new addition to our bread. I love a loaf of sourdough with 200g of...

Our Permaculture Consultant, Lauren Lochrie is here again to guide us through making some relaxing products to add to your bath.I found this bath bomb recipe online several years ago and never looked back (mostly as the more I researched the more complicated it seemed!) – I didn’t realise how oft...