I wrote at the weekend about getting ready to plant your veg, or plug plants, ready for having crops of your own later in the year. It’s amazing what a little bit of sunshine can inspire you to do! So for this week’s Friday Five, here are 5 books to help you towards self sufficiency, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'self sufficiency'
The Friday Five – Working towards the good life
March 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Healthy eating, Preserving
Tags:allotments·Grow your own·jam making·Preserves·Preserving·self sufficiency·vegetable growing
What will 2010 bring for food & food lovers?
December 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Preserving, Turkish Food
It’s coming round to that time of year when everyone and his dog has the crystal ball out to look at the year ahead and tries to work out what will be up, down, in or out in the year ahead. I did this last year for food, and can’t believe it’s that time again. This [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·chutney·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Food predictions·Food trends·Grow your own·holidays·Homemade food·Istanbul·jam making·Local food·Quaking pudding·Rocket Gardens·self sufficiency·The 1990s·traditional food·traditional recipes·Turkish Food
A cracking good week!
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients
During course of some rigourous research for the blog yesterday (i.e. driving to the station listening to Terry Wogan) that this is British Egg Week. I love these different weeks and days and I love that we have one devoted to eggs. I adore eggs, mainly because they are so amazingly versatile. Maybe it’s because I’m [...]
Tags:allotments·British Egg Week·chicken keeping·Chicken Out·eggs·Eglu·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·Ingredients·self sufficiency·Terry Wogan
Show me the honey!
August 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Preserving, Wedding Presents for foodies
For ages, Dr T has been on about keeping bees. Personally, I just think he wants to wander around in all the kit, but last week he made me sit in front of the news and said “See!” Of course I knew the bees were disappearing, it was on Doctor Who for heavens sake! And [...]
Tags:Beehaus·Bees·disappearing bees·Doctor Who·Grow your own·honey·self sufficiency
