UK councils K-Y – To help you find an allotment
Looking for an allotment? For your convenience we have created this list of UK councils, if we have not listed your council then please contact us by e-mail here. This e-mail address is being protected […]
Councils A-J – To help you find an allotment
Looking for an allotment? For your convenience we have created this list of UK councils. Your council should provide many services including kerb side recycling, allotments, composting (along with housing,libraries ect) we hope that you […]
Natural Remedies for Colds and Man flu – Part 2 – By Andy Hamilton
A few years ago I wrote an article about natural remedies for colds and flu a few and since that time I have experimented with many more remedies. So this is a catch up of […]
10 ways to reduce your utility bills
Even if you are not environmentally conscious you will no doubt be happy to lower the cost of those bills. In the last 6 months my gas and electricity for a two bedroom house has cost less than £70 that’s less than £3 a week, here is how I did it. […]
Homebrewing on the cheap
When we are skint (poor, broke, brassit) many of us will like to have a glass of something to take our mind off it. Just because we have a book out does not make us […]
Wild Food July
Things really start to hot up in July, the evenings are still long, schools are out and Americans celebrate Independence Day. In the world of plants and fungi there is a celebration of it’s own […]
Rosemary rosmarinus officinalis – growing, medicinal, sowing, cuttings
Rosemary is an aromatic herb from the libiatae (mint) family and is a gardeners friend as it is known to be a natural insect replant. If left unchecked it can grow to over 2m (6.6ft) tall, regular picking and pruning will keep your plant more manageable. It has needle like grey\green leaves and its flowers are small and pale blue/pink in colour. There are several decorative variegated types, but none are as hardy as the ordinary green rosemary […]
Compost toilet – how to build your own – by Mr Dirty Boots
Many people are put off by the concept of Composting Toilets. The reality is that a basic, home made Composting Toilet is beneficial in so many ways and not really much of a chore at […]
Japanese Knotweed as a food – By Andy Hamilton
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica is a plant that can divide forages from allotmenteers. Many foragers love the stuff whilst allotmenteers dread seeing it. Why, you may well ask? Well it is because it is such […]