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Last Christmas I joined a long line of women in my family who have made my great grandmother’s fruit cake.

If you love eggs, you might be thinking about owning some chickens… but should you?

I’ve had a wonderful summer break, though I’m not sure how relaxing it was. Here’s a catch-up of what I got up to.

Four of our six garlic varieties are out of the ground! See how it went!

Time marches on and if you’re patient enough, it delights you.

This year our pine nut tree is tall enough to be our outdoor Christmas tree!

We have a lot of trees at The Outpost, but we don’t have any avocado. It’s not just because we’re saving to build a house.

I’m feeling more on top of things in the garden, so I’m growing something new.

3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.

How will the proposed agricultural emissions scheme affect my little farm and tiny cattle herd?

Last Christmas I joined a long line of women in my family who have made my great grandmother’s fruit cake.

All things considered, what vegetables deliver the best returns on investment in the garden?

We’ve got too many potatoes so I’m looking for new ways to use them. Turns out, a Sally Lunn is a pretty excellent way to use them.

A light and deceptively simple dessert that can be made in a range of flavour combinations depending on what’s available and what sounds yum!

We eat a lot of potatoes, so we grow a lot of potatoes. Here’s how we harvest and store them to feed us through winter.

A round up of what went right (and too right!) in the Square Foot Garden this season.

I haven’t been very attentive to my garden lately, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be eating out of it in the coming months.

I’m always looking for ways to use and store my garlic. Garlic salt is one of my favourites. The addition of rosemary really makes it pop!

Shallots are one of the easiest things I grow in my garden, with an excellent rate of return.

A few months ago I revealed my plans for a square foot garden. So, how are those plans going?