Questions • Good Lifer wins • Good ideas
A garden question, something you’ve made, or an idea for working together? We’d love to hear from you.
We’re Niki and G, the people behind Back To The Good Life. Growing, making and building a more self-reliant life, from the home and garden we actually have.
What brings you here?
For our fellow Good Lifers
Grown your first carrot? Made something you thought you couldn’t? Got a question about a project we’ve shared?
We love hearing what you’re trying in your own home and garden. Wonky results very much welcome.
If your question is about a particular video, article or tool, pop the link in your email so we can find the right thing.
Brands • Collaborations • Media
Have something useful for people growing, making and becoming more self-reliant in ordinary homes? Tell us about it.
We’re interested in thoughtful partnerships that fit the way we live and the people we make things for.
Press, podcast or speaking invitation? Send a media enquiry with your outlet, topic and deadline.
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A good fit matters
Back To The Good Life is about realistic UK small-space homesteading: practical growing, making, preserving and everyday resilience.
Our values are simple: planet first, animals first, and lead with empathy. We want anything we share to earn its place in a real home, on a real budget.
A quick note from the veg patch
We fit Back To The Good Life around work, home, filming and a garden that rarely reads the schedule. We do our best to reply, but it can take a little longer during busy spells.
Thanks for your patience — and for being part of the good life with us.
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