Exciting happenings!

This year is the second time that I have tried to grow loofah's. The "greenie" in me wants to get away from sponge …

My many slaves :-)

And no, I am not talking about my children! Growing veggies and cooking from scratch adds time into my already very full day. I t…

Eating local...

I try to plan one meal completely from our garden once a week, more if our plants are yielding lots! Tonight we had this to work …

Green cleaning ~ homemade laundry soap

For a couple of years I have been focussing on what we bring in to our home - organic whole foods for instance. But a whole '…

Stockpiling ~ is it necessary?

I've been thinking, in fact I think about things all the time. I chew topics over in my mind over a long period when I feel t…

One of those awful New Year's posts :-)

All over I see the call for New Year's resolutions and I am asking myself - "Do I need to do that too?" I have come…

Permacutlture at Hilltop Farm

While away I connected with a friend who moved to this area about 18 months ago to live on a rented farm. What a pleasure to see …

Sharing what we know

My husband and I often talk about community and about making a difference around us. At different stages of our lives this has me…

1 day until Spring!

We managed to get most of the work done this weekend with the exception of planting the squashes and preparing the buckets for to…

The great unveiling

Before you see the picture of what follows I want to share a little story. When I first tried to grow vegetables about 13.5 years…

Cinnamon scrolls

Today I made bread by hand instead of using my machine. This meant I had to heat the oven and I don't like to heat it up for …

Why I do the things I do

I know that most of what I write about here is for personal benefit - our vegetables, our home, our animals...but for me there is…