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It is so hard for parents when they see their children mentally, emotionally and physically damaged as a direct result of going to school. One of the major reasons I am home-educating my youngest child is to protect her from this damage We took our daughter out of school because of this. She was be...

Hi there, I HE my 4 year old serverely Autistic son, I aslo HE my 7 year old daughter who, although not yet diagnosed with anything, has behavioural and learning difficulties. My son was attending an intervention nursery with a view to mainstream first, then special needs school if that failed. Like...

I like the sound of putting it in with the mashed spuds. I like watercress mixed in with mash so I'm looking forward to using them in that way.

I can't wait to try it in soups too.

Hubby wants to make nettle beer!

I'd love Chooks (and Dooks), and so would my daughter, but our garden just ain't big enough I don't think, it's only about 20x20 feet. And the patio area is only just big enough for a small rabbit hutch and a garden table. I don't think it's big enough for a chook house, might be wrong though. Do Ch...

How do we get rid of slugs and snails from our veg garden.
Naturally and Organically of course.
claz

What happens to soapnuts in the rinse cycle? This is just one of life's imponderables; they just don't leave any residue, go figure. They are fantastic though aren't they. My instructions say to make a cleaning liquid: boil a large handful of crushed shells in 500ml of water, simmer for 5-10 mins, s...

Hi, I would like to ask a question that has me a little confussed. My hubby and I are not complete foraging novices, we both used to go berry picking as kids and scrumping for apples. but that's about it. As a couple and family we have never been out doing it together, but we are going to start. I w...

Hello,
I am not exactly new, but just after I joined I had problems with my pregnancy and I was very ill.
I have had my little one now, and he's fine. But mummy was very ill again after birth complecations.
But I am all better now and looking forward to "re-joining" the forum.

Perhaps when I first put this post up I didn't realise just how forwardly eco-thinking my folks were, I guess I assumed most people did what they did. I suppose when my dad went on strike in 1980 and mum had me at 2 years old and my brother new born they had to be more SS. Reusing and recycling with...

I was lucky as a kid. Although my folks weren't self sufficient, they did have a deep respect for nature (and for their wallets). I don't know where this respect for nature came from, they grew up in the industrial sub-burbs of a large city, in a time when the phrases recycle and eco-friendly didn't...

Ok I'm a newbie to this forum, but I have been avidly reading posts (and articles on the main site) and want to share my thoughts on our current environmental situation. At this point I just want to talk about household waste and recycling/reusing. I think that the supermarkets and convenient living...

Thanks to all for the warm welcome :lol: To Mamos, The Clan and I would love to be anywhere on the Lizard, preferably towards Mullion or in the Penwith area down towards Lands End up towards St Ives. I first visited Cornwall when I was 10 ( I'm now 31). But I fell in love with the place when we stay...

Hello, My name is Clare, but friends call me Clazbear. I live in Sheffield with my husband and two, soon to be 3, kids. I would like to tell you about myself and why I am here, and i appologise now if I go on a bit. I found this site and forum whilst google-ing the phrase self-sufficiency, it was to...