We had a modest haul of apples from our establishing orchard this year, and I used some of our apples to make our own organic, homemade apple vinegar.
Mars
-
-
Just like that, the summer is coming to an end. It’s been a mixed bag in the veg garden, but generally speaking we’ve had a decent haul despite the weather.
-
Earlier this year we tried out Dikamar’s Alpha Trace wellington boots, and we were very impressed with them. We’re always on the lookout for good gardening footwear, and Dikamar recently …
-
We have just won Sustainable Living Blog of the Year 2021 as part of the SME News UK Enterprise Awards because of the way that we talk about our sustainable, …
-
In August, we reviewed Mountfield’s largest push lawn mower, the Empress 51 Li, which we put to the test on our field and front lawn. We have a small back …
-
Earlier this year, we launched Renewable Heating Hub that focuses on all matters pertaining to heat pumps and renewables. We’re very pleased to announce that the Renewable Heating Hub YouTube …
-
When it works as it should, you can’t knock the Vortex home sewage treatment plant that the previous owners installed. It works brilliantly. In three years, however, we have learnt …
-
Last year, we grew Maris piper potatoes and we had a really good haul. While it was decent amount of potatoes, we had to discard a lot of the potatoes …
-
We harvested our onions and shallots about six weeks ago, and they’ve been curing in our open garage. It’s taken a really long time for the onions in particular to …
-
The path to sustainability and growing your own food is not always an easy one. The weather in our part of the world this summer just hasn’t been kind to …