Tag: gardening

  • Easy 4 Ingredient Melon Ice Cream

    Easy 4 Ingredient Melon Ice Cream
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    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… Read more

  • Rain, sunshine and neglect = a recipe for success!

    Rain, sunshine and neglect = a recipe for success!
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    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… Read more

  • Year 1 in Review : A Homesteading Journey

    Year 1 in Review : A Homesteading Journey
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    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… Read more

  • Hügelkultur Inspired Gardening: A Beginners Guide

    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… Read more

  • Experimental Gardening: The Hard Truths

    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… Read more