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Practical Self-Reliance in an Ordinary UK Home.

No land. No trust fund. No romantic nonsense.
Just growing, making, and building resilient systems where we are.

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What We Believe

Growing

Small-space food growing. UK climate. Practical systems.

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Making

DIY remedies. Food preservation. β€œMake it instead.”

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Building Systems

Pantry organisation. Ethical sourcing. Food transparency.

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πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸŒΎ Allotment holders and tiny back garden veg growers
πŸ“πŸŽ₯ Sharing the benefits of planet friendly gardening
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September gardening is increasingly becoming: β€œI'v September gardening is increasingly becoming: β€œI've harvested this. What can I shove in the hole?” πŸ˜‚πŸŒ± Lettuce, spinach, rocket, mizuna, tatsoi… I'm determined that an empty patch doesn't automatically become bare soil until spring. Tiny gardens become much more productive when crops behave like a relay race instead of each getting custody of a bed for twelve months. Harvest something. Pass the baton. KEEP GOING. #SuccessionPlanting #AutumnGarden #WinterGrowing #SmallSpaceGardening #GrowYourOwnUK #KitchenGarden #YearRoundGarden #BackToTheGoodLife
Foraging is wonderful, but only if you do it safel Foraging is wonderful, but only if you do it safely. Elderflower is a brilliant place to start β€” as long as you know what you’re looking for. 🌿 #foragingsafely #elderflower #foraginguk #wildfood #homesteadinguk
22 September is World Car Free Day, and I keep thi 22 September is World Car Free Day, and I keep thinking about how many journeys genuinely need a CAR rather than merely happening by car because that's the habit. 🚲 I'm not planning to cycle 14 miles carrying a week's shopping and a sack of compost like some sort of Lycra-clad pack mule. πŸ˜‚ But local shop? Parents? Little errands? That's where I'd love walking and cycling to become the easy default more often. Sustainability works best when it fits real life. #WorldCarFreeDay #SustainableTravel #LocalLiving #LowCarbonLiving #SimpleLivingUK #SustainableLiving #Ledbury #BackToTheGoodLife
We talk a lot about growing food, but I think lear We talk a lot about growing food, but I think learning to STORE food deserves equal billing. πŸ«™ A tomato eaten in September is lovely. A September tomato turned into pasta sauce and opened on a miserable Tuesday in February is practically time travel. Growing, preserving, freezing, drying and storing aren't separate hobbies in this house. They're one system: make today's abundance useful to Future Us. #FoodPreservation #SeasonalEating #WorkingPantry #GrowYourOwnFood #PreservingSeason #SelfReliance #HomesteadKitchen #BackToTheGoodLife
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Our Core Values

  • Planet first.
  • Skills over convenience.
  • Animals first
  • Local where possible.
  • Adapt where necessary.
  • Building confidence

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