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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. โ€œMake it instead.โ€

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Building Systems

Pantry organisation. Ethical sourcing. Food transparency.

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๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ Allotment holders and tiny back garden veg growers
๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽฅ Sharing the benefits of planet friendly gardening
๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป Follow our journey ๐Ÿ’š

It's Recycle Week, so here's my slightly unpopular It's Recycle Week, so here's my slightly unpopular sustainability opinion: RECYCLING IS NOT STEP ONE. โ™ป๏ธ Before something reaches the recycling bin, can we use it? Repair it? Refill it? Repurpose it? Give it away? Turn the food into dinner? Turn the scraps into compost? Recycling matters, but the really satisfying bit is making the bin the last resort rather than the first thought.
#RecycleWeek #RecycleWeek2026 #ReuseBeforeRecycle #SustainableLiving #LowWasteLiving #ZeroWasteUK #MakeDoAndMend #BackToTheGoodLife
Homemade probiotic drinks are one of those tiny โ€œm Homemade probiotic drinks are one of those tiny โ€œmake it insteadโ€ wins. Cheaper than fancy bottles, fun to experiment with, and slightly goblin-coded. ๐Ÿซง #probioticdrinks #gingerbug #homemadesoda #ukhomesteading #fromscratch
Apparently I've accidentally joined the prepper co Apparently I've accidentally joined the prepper community. ๐Ÿ˜‚ I thought I was simply a woman who dislikes the idea of being unable to make tea during a power cut, but the comments have spoken. My favourite thing, though, is how NORMAL most people's preparedness is: torches, water, camping kit, food, blankets. Less apocalypse. More making a rubbish Tuesday considerably less rubbish. ๐Ÿ”ฆ๐Ÿซ–
#EverydayPreparedness #UKPreparedness #SelfReliance #PracticalLiving #SimpleLivingUK #HomesteadingUK #BackToTheGoodLife
The courgette avalanche has begun. Send recipes. ๐Ÿ˜‚ The courgette avalanche has begun. Send recipes. ๐Ÿ˜‚ One minute you're proudly admiring the first tiny courgette. Then you blink and you're considering whether courgette can legally be classified as a building material. This is the point where I start grating, freezing, cooking, preserving and sneaking it into anything that stands still long enough. What's your BEST courgette glut recipe? Bonus points if nobody can tell there's courgette in it. #CourgetteGlut #GrowYourOwn #GardenHarvest #SeasonalCooking #ZeroFoodWaste #KitchenGarden #HomegrownFood #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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We collaborate with brands aligned to practical self-reliance, sustainability, and ethical food systems.

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