Preparing for Rising Food Costs: A Calmer Plan for Your Household
An expensive food shop has a way of following you home. You’ve put everything away, but you’re still thinking about the total on the receipt…
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7 Essential Jobs To Do In Your Garden Before Winter Hits
As someone who gardens in a normal back garden with an allotment on the side — and who has just spent the last few weeks…
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DIY Ivy Dish Soap: The Free Natural Cleaner You Can Make Today
When it comes to cleaning, it’s easy to fall into the trap of using chemical-laden products, but what if you could make your own cleaning…
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Small-Space Homestead Planning for Ordinary UK Homes
Building a small-space homestead isn’t about land ownership or grand plans — it’s about learning what’s possible in the space you already have. After years…
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Behind on Spring Gardening? 5 Calm Fixes That Work
For the past several years I’ve grown food in small UK gardens, raised beds, containers, and even troughs — often starting later than I meant…
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October 2024: How We Manage Self-Reliance (even in our hectic weeks)
Welcome, good lifers! If you've found yourself here, you're probably a bit like us at Castle Good Life: juggling work, life, and an unwavering commitment…
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Food Storage and Food Preservation: What Is The Difference Between?
In a world where food prices are steadily climbing and sustainability is on everyone’s mind, managing food waste has become a shared concern for many…
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September 2024 Life Update: When Plans Take a Turn
Hello everyone! It's been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and give you a proper life update. Honestly, the past month or…
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Wild Garlic For Chickens: Can Chickens Eat Wild Garlic?
If you've ever foraged for wild herbs in your garden, you may have come across wild garlic—a pungent, aromatic plant often used in natural cooking.…
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13 Essential Steps to Prepare Your Allotment Soil for Thriving Crops
Starting an allotment is an exciting journey, but before the fun of planting begins, there’s some important groundwork to be done – quite literally. To…
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