Poultry

Everything about growing chickens and other domestic birds for eggs and meat.

25 Ways to Use up Eggs 25 Ways to Use up Eggs

Keeping a flock of chickens in your backyard is a great step towards self-sufficiency. A supply of f…

4 Best Livestock Guardian Dogs for Chickens
4 Best Livestock Guardian Dogs for Chickens

Keeping your own chickens at home can be exciting! But chickens are food for many predators, so you …

Chicken Electric Fence Walk Around [Podcast]
Chicken Electric Fence Walk Around [Podcast]

In this podcast, I go for a walk around our electric fence to inspect the perimeter and ensure our …

Outdoor Cooking

Rambo Safety High Pressure Gas Wok Burner
Rambo Safety High Pressure Gas Wok Burner

Piri Piri quail on Weber Q 220
Piri Piri quail on Weber Q 220

Updated on 20 Feb 2025 This was one of my first videos on my YouTube Channel in October 2011. I look…

Grilled capsicum peppers on a Weber Q
Grilled capsicum peppers on a Weber Q

This video simply shows how to grill home-grown capsicums and remove the skin using a sweating bag t…

Fruits

What Pest Damage is This?
What Pest Damage is This?

There are so many different insect pests that love our produce as much as we do- sometimes it can fe…

How to Grow Finger Limes How to Grow Finger Limes

Finger limes are an unusual citrus fruit which are native to subtropical Australia. They taste just …

How to Grow a Ton of Passionfruit How to Grow a Ton of Passionfruit

Do you know how expensive passionfruit can be? It’s outrageous to pay for something that you c…

Vegetables

How to Grow Eggplant
How to Grow Eggplant

Otherwise known as aubergine, eggplant is commonly used in a lot of vegetarian recipes as a meat sub…

How to Grow Carrots
How to Grow Carrots

Carrots are a staple in most households around the world. Known for being an excellent source of bet…

How to Grow Cucumber
How to Grow Cucumber

Technically a fruit, cucumber is generally treated more like a vegetable. They have been around for …

DIY Projects

6 Garden Jobs to Do in the Off-Season
6 Garden Jobs to Do in the Off-Season

Top Up Soil Garden soils deplete and sink throughout the growing season, due to a combination of rea…

Manure Tea
Manure Tea

Manure tea is exactly what it says it is- a ‘tea’ (aka fertiliser) for your plants, made…

5 Things Every New Gardener Needs to Do 5 Things Every New Gardener Needs to Do

Know Your Soil Have you ever had your vegetables shrivel up and die for no reason? Or simply turn ye…

Garden Equipments

6 Garden Jobs to Do in the Off-Season
6 Garden Jobs to Do in the Off-Season

Top Up Soil Garden soils deplete and sink throughout the growing season, due to a combination of rea…

DIY Garden Tool Cleaning Hack
DIY Garden Tool Cleaning Hack

Banish rusty garden tools for good with this easy DIY cleaning & sharpening hack! Rusty, over-us…

How to Make a Portable Raised Wicking Bed
How to Make a Portable Raised Wicking Bed

I’ve made lots of wicking beds in my garden; they are the ultimate time-saver! All kinds of co…

Herbs and Spices

How to Grow Mint
How to Grow Mint

Whether you are wanting to start a medicinal herb garden, grow a seasoning for your lamb roast, or s…

How to Grow Lemongrass
How to Grow Lemongrass

Lemongrass originates in India and Sri Lanka so it’s no surprise that it’s a common ingredient i…

How to Grow Ginger
How to Grow Ginger

Did you know that ginger is considered a herb rather than a root even though the root of the plant i…

Preserving Food

Preserving food through fermentation, dehydration, freezing, freeze drying, jams, jellies, sugar, salting, and more!

The Quickest Way to Preserve Tomatoes The Quickest Way to Preserve Tomatoes

We all know how good an authentic home-grown heirloom tomato is, so it’s no wonder that tomato…

What To Do with Too Much Beetroot? What To Do with Too Much Beetroot?

Beets, beetroot, whatever you want to call them, when you have too many…. well, you have too m…

7 Ways to Make Your Food Last Longer 7 Ways to Make Your Food Last Longer

When we buy food we never mean to throw it away…but somehow it happens! With the ever-increasi…

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Recipes

Our own original home cooking recipes shared for you.

Best-Ever Chicken Soup (With Dumplings)
Best-Ever Chicken Soup (With Dumplings)

Featuring a bone broth made from slowly simmering a whole chicken, my best-ever chicken soup (with d…

Pickled Celery with Lemongrass
Pickled Celery with Lemongrass

Pickle fiends, it’s time to shake it up!! Too-long dominated by the ubiquitous cucumber & …

Cheese Dumpling & Fresh Tomato Soup
Cheese Dumpling & Fresh Tomato Soup

A fresh twist on tomato soup with tasty feta cheese dumplings, this is an easy soup which highlights…

Health

Home grown and made organic food means no chemicals and better gut microbiome.

7 Ways to Make Your Food Last Longer 7 Ways to Make Your Food Last Longer

When we buy food we never mean to throw it away…but somehow it happens! With the ever-increasi…

Spinach sauce with pasta Spinach sauce with pasta

This recipe is nutrient dense with spinach goodness! You can use a lot of it in one dish and you can…

Veggie Loaf Veggie Loaf

This recipe is a staple in my home. I make it a lot, because it is healthy, easy, tasty and versatil…

Sustainability

Save resources, money, and the planet by recycling, upcycling, and reusing.

The 5 Best Portable Toilets for Off-Grid Adventures
The 5 Best Portable Toilets for Off-Grid Adventures

If you’ve ever been camping, boating, or living off-grid, you know one thing is true: toilets matt…

How to Save Tomato Seed How to Save Tomato Seed

Saving your own seed is one of the most satisfying and thrifty tasks you can perform in the home gar…

Manure Tea
Manure Tea

Manure tea is exactly what it says it is- a ‘tea’ (aka fertiliser) for your plants, made…

Product Reviews

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The Prong Garden Tool is TOUGH – Background Story
The Prong Garden Tool is TOUGH – Background Story

In case you missed it, late last year I released an introductory video about the Prong garden tool o…

Rise of the Food Fermenters Rise of the Food Fermenters

Humans fermenting food to change/improve the taste, preserve it, or make it healthier is not a 1000 …

Breville Coffee & Spice Grinder Put to the Test
Breville Coffee & Spice Grinder Put to the Test

Freshly ground spices are heavenly for those of us who are true connoisseurs of good healthy homemad…

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🌿 Touring Liz Zorab’s Self-Sufficient Garden in the Heart of the Welsh Countryside 🏡 ...

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I had the pleasure of meeting up with Robert from @vego_garden and Mark from @foodcube_official today at the Melbourne Garden Show. The Food Cube display is fantastic, and I really enjoyed the whole show with so many clever gardening ideas, wonderful small businesses, and products to see👍🙂 ...

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I finally found a literal raised garden bed 😆👍 ...

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G`day, everyone! I`ll be at the Melbourne Garden Show tomorrow, Saturday 29th, hanging around the Food Cube stand. So, if you`re there and you see me, please say hello and tell me what you`re growing 👍🙂 ...

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