by Faith | Jul 11, 2023 | Farm Life, General, Sustainability
Why I Wished to Live Off-Grid… I have been living off-grid now for almost 6yrs, but it was a dream for many, many years before that. Even as a teen I loved the idea of it and by the time I was in my 20’s I dreamed of some sort of off-grid (as much as you...
by Faith | Jun 8, 2023 | Farm Life, General
Fermented Chicken Food I have been getting a lot of questions about this recently, so I thought I’d make a quick post about it. Basically, the benefits of fermenting your chickens food are about the same as they are for fermenting human food. It becomes more nutrient...
by Faith | Apr 14, 2023 | Farm Life, General, Sustainability
Hugelkultur, pronounced hoo-gul-culture, means hill culture or hill mound. A Hugelkulture bed is when you dig down around half a meter (to create a large hole) and fill the space with logs, branches, kitchen and garden waste, mulch etc, adding in a some of the soil...
by Faith | Oct 27, 2022 | Farm Life, General
One of the many reasons I wanted to live off-grid was so I could live a life where money wasn’t so important. Where simply living outweighed the pressures of society. I got there, I did that, I now live a very minimal lifestyle and rather than feeling I am...
by Faith | Oct 27, 2022 | Farm Life, General
Sweet Potatoes An amazing good alternative to white spuds! Unlike the white spud sweet potatoes are slow releasing, so they dont spike the blood sugars and they are also not inflaming like the white ones either. They are high in Vit C, A & B9 and also have...
by Faith | Jun 26, 2022 | Farm Life, General
I wanted to share some of the things I’ve learnt about chickens along the way. We currently have 20 healthy chickens and 15 quails. Our chickens never get ill and we only lose them to mongoose or fox attack. So here are my chicken learnings (so far)… They...
