Natural Beauty Products – Face Masks by Manx minx
The subject of face masks and making your own beauty products recently came up on our message forum. One of our members Manx minx posted a few of her recipes for making organic face masks, […]
October 2009
The No Tech Solar Oven by Self sufficiency Guru Nev Sweeney
I love the idea of using the sun’s energy directly, no pollution, no waste and no (energy) cost, it’s fun to experiment with to dry or cook food or generate electricity and helps you become […]
How to plant a tree or a shrub in a pot
You may have been attracted to this site as you are an urbanite and you don’t have that much room to grow things. Or just looking for a cartoon tree, for more cartoons then check […]
Allotments – By Andy Hamilton
Choosing a perfect site|Alternatives to allotments | top 10 tips|other allotment related websites| If like me you live in a flat and have no garden then an allotment is an ideal way to have your […]
Organic Container gardening by Andy Hamilton
So you live in a flat or a house with a small back yard and just don’t have room for gardening? Many people will take one look at this site and think, “I live in […]
Flat dwellers guide to being selfsufficientish
David has already covered tips for those of you living in rented accommodation. However, I feel there is a different avenue to this subject as those in living in flats or apartments will appreciate. It […]
Composting by Andy Hamilton
If you are going to grow organically then composting should be one of your number one priorities. Much of the compost that is bought from garden centres comes from non renewable peat bogs and, as […]
Organic Gardening Jobs – February
February to me is the true start to a new year, this is the time that you can really get stuck in for the growing season. It is the last month that we are almost […]
Tips for first time Vegetable growers – By Andy Hamilton
If you have just started to grow your own fruit and vegetables it can be a fairly daunting task, before you run out and buy a book (such as ours) you may want to have […]
Guide to putting in a pond
As I have a huge slug problem on my allotment I decided that it was about time I took my own advice and put in a pond. A pond will attract a slugs natural predators […]