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November's Most Popular Articles...
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What Not to Do in Your Allotment: An allotment is your own little piece of land to do as you will on – as long as it’s legal! But to get the best from your allotment it may be… [2 views in Nov]
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Self-Sufficient Energy: In today’s society it’s difficult to live entirely without electricity. We use electricity to power our lights, cookers, fridges, televisions, hairdryers, and heat… [2 views in Nov]
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Our First Year in the Allotment: A Case Study: Alison and Simon have an allotment near their home in a small Devon village. As they're new to allotmenteering we thought they… [0 views in Nov]
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Home Composting and Growing Vegetables: A Case Study: When Carys Jones started her own home composting project, the initial incentive was pure laziness. That was six years ago… [0 views in Nov]
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Selling from Your Allotment: “Can I sell vegetables I’ve grown on my allotment?” The answer is yes. Or possibly no. Perhaps the best answer is “it depends.” Whether you are… [0 views in Nov]
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Getting an Allotment: Potatoes and carrots on your plate an hour after they’ve come out of the soil. A plentiful supply of herbs as you need them. Plump juicy raspberries straight from… [0 views in Nov]
Our Categories...
Allotments: History of Allotments, Getting an Allotment, What Not to Do in Your...
Around the Home: Generate your Own Power, Making Your Own Bread, The Pot-in-Pot...
Case Studies: Home Composting and Growing Vegetables: A Case Study, Our First Year...
Energy & Water: Self-Sufficient Energy, Using Grey Water in Your Home, Using...
Food & Drink: Make Your Own Tofu, Make Your Own Pasta, Make Your Own Beer, Make...
Foraging: All about Foraging, Foraging for Berries, Foraging for Wild Greens,...
Grow Herbs & Salad: Grow Your Own Salad, Grow Your Own Tomatoes, How To Grow Asparagus,...
Grow Vegetables: Grow Your Own Onions, Garlic, Leeks, Grow Your Own Squash Plants,...
Grow Your Own: Why Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables?, What You Can't Grow, Why...
Grow Your Own Berries: Grow Your Own Berries, Grow Your Own Bla...
Keeping Animals: Keeping a Goat, Keeping Cows and Livestock, Keeping Chickens in Your...
Money: Doing Car Boot Sales, Making the Most of Your Library, Living a...
Natural Remedies: All about Natural Remedies, Most Common Natural Remedies, Natural...
Latest Comments
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Kate br
Re: Selling from Your Allotment
I would recommend. Country markets as local places to sell surplus veg
9 November 2018 -
JoJo
Re: Foraging for Mushrooms
@Amy - Lepiota (Dapperlings) which look like smaller versions of Parasols have an approx 7cm diametre. They can be very poisonous - so…
3 September 2018 -
Amy
Re: Foraging for Mushrooms
Hello, Im wanting some advice please,ive found a fungi/mushroom in my garden...ive been searching on the internet and it seems as its a…
1 September 2018 -
Mick
Re: Self-Sufficient Energy
I am looking into a thermoelectric generator to place on my solid fuel burning stove. The stove is hot all but two weeks out of the year.
26 June 2018 -
GoSelfSufficient
Re: What Not to Do in Your Allotment
Giancarlo - Your Question:Hello,My name is Giancarlo Cristea, I live in Tooting, London, where I came 3 years ago.…
24 May 2018 -
Giancarlo
Re: What Not to Do in Your Allotment
Hello, My name is Giancarlo Cristea, I live in Tooting, London, where I came 3 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot work…
23 May 2018 -
Baz
Re: Keeping a Pig
When buying pigs do you have to buy two or would they be ok on their own
11 September 2017 -
Coconut down South
Re: What You Can't Grow
Coconut down south is lit man. I grow it every day it is great!
4 July 2017 -
Patsy
Re: Foraging for Berries
I'm thinking of making elderberry jam. Can this be made from elderberry syrup or concentrate, instead of picking the berries?
3 March 2017 -
GoSelfSufficient
Re: Keeping a Pig
Phil - Your Question:? About how much space do you need for a pig to roam (run?) around in - assuming you are feeding it scraps etc. and not expecting
23 February 2017
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