Growing in Small Spaces 1 – Garden Shelves
The easiest way to cram a lot of plants into a small space is to grow them in pots on weather-proof shelves. Cheap(ish) plastic garden shelving can now be bought from major retailers. However, in […]
Elderflower fritters
Elderflower as a food should never be eaten raw as the flowers, like the berries, contain a mildly poisonous alkaloid which is destroyed by cooking. It has widely been used as a food and native […]
Self-sufficiency as a retirement strategy part 4 Energy and Water
In this forth part of the series on Self-sufficiency as a retirement strategy by Nev Sweeney we look at Energy and water. Energy We all use energy in out lives, to cook our food, power […]
Selfsufficiency as a retirement strategy part 3 Livestock
Most retirement strategies focus on “wealth creation”. The aim is to provide you with enough cash to maintain your extravagant pre-retirement lifestyle. Not necessarily a bad thing in itself, but there is a better way […]
Self-sufficiency as a retirement strategy part 2 Food-Veggies
Self-sufficiency as a retirement strategy is a series of articles by Self-sufficiency guru Nev Sweeney Most retirement strategies focus on “wealth creation”. The aim is to provide you with enough cash to maintain your extravagant […]
What did I do wrong in the vegetable garden!? Part 2
Part 2 Following on from part 1,What did I do wrong in the vegetable garden? Half the battle is finding out what we did wrong! This article should help all the problems you had with […]
What did I do wrong in the vegetable garden!? Part 1
So just what did I do wrong in the vegetable garden!? Some years, try as we might, doing everything by the book, things seem to conspire against us. At other times our plants either fail […]
Himalayan Balsam – Impatiens glandulifera – food for free
After finding out that Japanese Knotweed was edible (use the young shoots as you would rhubarb) I began a quest to find out what other invasive weeds could end up on the dinner plate. I […]
Self Sufficiency As a Retirement Strategy Part 1 An Introduction
Most retirement strategies focus on “wealth creation” or providing you with enough cash to maintain your pre-retirement extravagant lifestyle. This is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, but it is worth knowing that there […]
Elder Folklore and Growing
Just as the end of summer is marked by elderberries, the start of summer is always marked by the blossoming of the Elder-tree (Sambucus nigra). In this article we cover elder folklore and growing tips […]