Urban homesteading, zero waste goals and wax wraps with Julie Ellerby
In the first of our official Wednesday interviews we are talking with Julie Ellerby, of elegant sufficiency. Julie is an urban homesteader, using her city garden to plant trees, grow food, raise quail...
29 Jul 202040min
Episode 73 - Soil health part 2 - phosphorus
Phosphorus is another vital nutrient all our plants need, but it works very differently from Nitrogen. Join us on Facebook- Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share ...
27 Jul 202019min
Episode 72 - July’s garden job checklist
As summer deepens it’s easy to be distracted by the rewards of harvesting, but there’s plenty of other things that need our attention to make certain we can reap those rewards long into the autumn and...
24 Jul 202027min
Episode 71 - Oddments July ‘20
Beekeeping, tractor repairs, sushi, mushrooms, foraging, community, cooking on an open fire, horseradish, food forests, marsh samphire and a retiring chef.. this episode really does have it all.... J...
22 Jul 202029min
Episode 70 - soil health pt 1 - Nitrogen
Today we are unpacking the mystery of nitrogen and it’s place in our soil’s health. Join us on Facebook- Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/235726027726637/?ref=share Contact us via ema...
20 Jul 202023min
Episode 69 - Building Soil Health
Today we are laying the groundwork for our next series of Monday podcasts; Building soil health. Over the coming weeks, Monday’s shows will be dedicated to different aspects of building soil nutrients...
17 Jul 202031min
Episode 68 - leather working with Mike Koopman
Returning friend of the show Mike Koopman introduces us to the art of leatherworking. Talking about some basic techniques and tools to get us started. We also talk about where we can source leather fo...
15 Jul 202031min
Episode 67 - Homestead Kitchen
The homestead kitchen is far more than somewhere to store and prepare meals. Drying, fermenting and cheese making can all be happening at any given moment in my kitchen, with apple cider vinegar ferme...
13 Jul 202032min
