Keeping chickens safe from predators on a farm, smallholding or in a back garden is vital, as any poultry will attract the interest of opportunists. Foxes, birds of prey, weasels…
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How to Make Sweet Chestnut Flour – A Gluten-free Way to Enjoy Cake!
Making your own sweet chestnut flour is a rewarding culinary adventure! With its mildly sweet and nutty flavour, sweet chestnut flour adds a unique twist to various dishes, from baked…
A Guide to Charcoal Making
Charcoal making is an age-old practice that has been passed down through generations. It is an art that harnesses the natural energy of wood to create a powerful and versatile…
Benefits of Raised Garden Beds for Growing Vegetables
Raised garden beds are an increasingly popular way to cultivate fruits and vegetables – not to mention they give your garden a neat and tidy appearance. But that’s not all,…
Keeping Chickens Cool in Summer – How to Avoid Heat Stress
Keeping chickens cool in a heatwave can be a struggle. With temperatures soaring, it’s not just humans who struggle to stay cool. Chickens, too, can be affected by the scorching…
Choosing the Right Tiller for your Garden
Garden tillers, or rotavators, make light work of cultivating soil and are a great solution to preparing the garden for growing fruit and vegetables, taking the work and time out…
What is Eating Seedlings? How to Simply Stop Slugs the Natural Way
Have you ever got your seedlings got off to a great start, only to wake up one morning to find something has nibbled all the leaves off overnight? It’s pretty…
Planting Trees on Farmland – How it Helps your Farm or Smallholding
Planting trees on farmland has lots of benefits for a healthy eco-system. A healthy eco-system relies on a harmonious natural environment. This means a diversity of plants, insects and wildlife,…
Natural Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden. Leave it to nature…
Slugs, snails and insects such as aphids, have just one thing on their minds – eating your crops! It makes sense to get rid of these pests, but using chemicals…
Dream of Starting a Smallholding? Start right now!
Living off the land, starting a smallholding, being at one with the rhythms of nature… it all feels like a bit of a dream for most. An aspiration that allows…
Top 5 Easiest Crops for Lazy Gardeners
Looking for the easiest crops to grow in your garden? You’re not alone. Many of us have filled a pot with compost, grown a seed or planted a plant –…
How to Make Bug Hotels, and why you need one…
Bug hotels, insect houses or creepy crawly mansions. Whatever you call them, there are loads of benefits of having one in your garden. Not only do they look like an…