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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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The Journey To Here

What We Believe

Growing

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

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Making

DIY remedies. Food preservation. “Make it instead.”

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Building Systems

Pantry organisation. Ethical sourcing. Food transparency.

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👩🏻‍🌾 Allotment holders and tiny back garden veg growers
📝🎥 Sharing the benefits of planet friendly gardening
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Square foot gardening makes it easier to grow more Square foot gardening makes it easier to grow more food in less space — and makes planning your garden far simpler too. 🌿 One bed, divided into squares, suddenly becomes a powerful growing system. Full video on YouTube! #UKGardening #SquareFootGardening #GrowYourOwn #SmallGarden #BackToTheGoodLife
Could a small garden really grow a year’s worth of Could a small garden really grow a year’s worth of vegetables? We’re testing it this year — starting with 256 carrots in one small bed. 🥕 Full video on YouTube! #UKGardening #SquareFootGardening #GrowYourOwn #SmallGarden #BackToTheGoodLife
Instead of planting long rows of one crop, square Instead of planting long rows of one crop, square foot gardening lets you mix plants like a patchwork garden. 🌱 Carrots next to onions, lettuce between slow growers — diversity made easy. Full video on YouTube! #UKGardening #SquareFootGardening #CompanionPlanting #GrowYourOwn #BackToTheGoodLife
Romantic Valentine’s gifts in our house: a stick a Romantic Valentine’s gifts in our house: a stick and a bag of straw 😅🌹🍄 The stick will become a rose tree… and the straw will (hopefully) grow mushrooms. Full slightly ridiculous story on YouTube 👀 #HomesteadLife #ValentinesDay #GrowYourOwn #SimpleLiving #GardenLife
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Our Core Values

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

Work With Us

We collaborate with brands aligned to practical self-reliance, sustainability, and ethical food systems.

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Phone: (+44)7947123334

E-Mail: hello@backtothegoodlife.com

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