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Easy 4 Ingredient Melon Ice Cream
Looking for an easy homemade ice cream recipe, using real fruit? Then look no further! It is summer, it is HOT, and there is nothing better than some cold ice cream to take the heat off, am I right? This isn’t just any old vanilla ice cream though. I like to think of this as a…
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Rain, sunshine and neglect = a recipe for success!
It sure has been hard work getting our property back on track after being away for three weeks. We decided to take a long awaited trip to South Africa in December to visit family and friends. It had been 4 years since we were last there, thanks to the dreadful year of 2020. We started…
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Year 1 in Review : A Homesteading Journey
I cannot believe we have hit the 1-year mark at our small acreage! If we are really counting days, we are well and truly passed it. There are days when it feels like we have not accomplished much at all, but when I look back at some old photos and videos, I am quickly reminded…
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The realities of working full time, while trying to set up a homestead.
It’s been a minute, so I thought this post was important to share just why I have been MIA. It’s HARD! I am not even going to try and sugar coat it. We both work full time in mentally draining jobs. Even though I am home most days by 4pm, you would think this would…
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Hügelkultur Inspired Gardening: A Beginners Guide
If you are anything like me and you have been living under a rock for what feels like an age, you might be thinking, what the?? when you hear the term hügelkultur. Who knew there was more to gardening than water and sunshine? As I have mentioned, I enjoy following various YouTube channels as my…
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Experimental Gardening: The Hard Truths
There is nothing quite like tuning in to nature, walking barefoot, getting your hands dirty, listening to all the sounds around you, and admiring all the incredible wildlife. Unless you are in our shoes….or situation should I say. Don’t get me wrong, I still LOVE those things and DO those things, but our dreams of…
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It’s raining, it’s pouring, this is getting boring…
It has been raining non stop for 6 days! Now you might be wondering, ‘hey you harvest rain water as your main source, tanks to fill and a garden to water, so whats the big deal?’ Sadly while your thoughts may be correct, our situation here is anything but fun and joy! When we bought…
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Welcome to Country Living From Scratch
Hello and welcome. My name is Candice. If you have stumbled upon my blog, I am so excited to have you here! In September 2022, my husband Sven and I, along with our two gorgeous cats made the big interstate move from cold Canberra to sunny Queensland. We got tired of the cold, it gets…
