Clearing the Vegetable Patch

It was a busy weekend in the garden! There is a section of our garden, about 53′ x 17′ (16.2m x 5.2m), that the previous tenants used as a vegetable patch. By the time we moved in it was a dense mass of mostly nettles, alexanders and cow parsley, as can be seen in the photos below. We’ve been in the house for just over a month now, and this weekend, with the help of some friends, we finally tackled this area. It’s a great feeling to have finally cleared this patch, it’s been something we’ve been eager to do…

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Welcome

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’ve been interested in self-sufficiency for several years now. I’ve dreamed of managing a smallholding, read countless books on the subject, watched television programmes, chatted to smallholders and then dreamed some more. I don’t have a smallholding of my own; I live in a fairly regular house and work a full time job. However, even though I’m not currently in a position to live the good life, I’ve discovered that it is still possible to get a taste of it. I have long thought about starting this blog, but I always feared I wouldn’t…

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