I hate waste. I try to reinvent a purpose for it rather than to bin it. The same principle stands for food. I hate to waste food of...

It is a precious experience, working alongside children who are formulating the world around them and the language to express themselves.

september 10, 2020 by jizzy greenzpeace Ca(t)mouflage! We have a pussy cat. She is 16 years old. A very special cat. She is as old as our...

October 26, 2020 by Jizzy We love tea. So does our garden. I make compost tea in a great big repurposed plastic garbage bin. I use an old...

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We had an article about our lifestyle on "THE WEEKEND SUN" newspaper (Tauranga) the 13/03/20. You can find the entirety of the newspaper...

I have blogged about making Skin Food Moisturiser before, the liquid sort you can put into a pump bottle. This moisturiser recipe is for...

Y’all know I’m into making my own stuff. Well, I think to myself, if it exists on the marketing shelves, I can make it myself. I have...

As a backyard farmer, we often grow Boom or Bust with our veggies. Courgettes or zucchini are one of those abundant crops. While you...

I have just invented a brand new idea! Wash line flags! Silly, I know, but I think this thang might just catch on! “All I want for...

I must admit that I have always been drawn to the idea of sage smudge sticks but have never explored them before. We are lovers of...

We love tea. So does our garden. I make compost tea in a great big repurposed plastic garbage bin. I use an old onion net bag as a...

We have just had a shower dome installed ! Beaut! Always wanted one. It is a Perspex dome installed above the shower, so when inside,...

I don’t love house cleaning. A gardener would much rather spend all their time in the garden if given the choice…….so my housekeeping...

A cornucopia of winter produce Many years ago, I read about CSA’s. Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a concept that supports small...

I love it when I get recipes given to me by friends or family members and they are such a goodie, that I use them over and over again. ...

We have a great big firewood basket, but once it is filled with wood, it is a heavy bugger to carry from the wood store outside to the...

I wanted to share my go-to origami seed envelopes, since I have already shared a post on saving seeds. This is a really quick little...

Simple easy ingredients Cheese, glorious cheese! Who doesn’t love cheese? One of the things we missed when we “went vegan” was cheese. ...

An old Chinese proverb: Have Garden…Will Need Stakes. Okay, I made that up, but I’m sure all gardeners will agree with the sentiment. ...