Self-sufficient in Suburbia

We grow our own food in a suburban village in the North East of England. Follow us as we keep up the battle to be self-sufficient.

Friday, 31 August 2018

Feeding the bees and cleaning the quail house

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Yesterday we fed all of our hives after we found one of them in which most of the bees had died. This is the only hive from which we have ...

Baby steps around the allotment

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Our new baby goat has emerged from the goathouse and is exploring the allotment.

Feeding the goats as the autumn approaches

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We don't buy in food for the goats from the spring to the autumn as there is plenty for us to forage for them. However, though we are ...

How to make strawberry jam

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We had lots of strawberries this year and froze them in the summer when we picked them. We now urgently need the freezer pace so the straw...
Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Acorns

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I noticed tonight that there is a reasonable quantity of acorns on the local oak trees. We may start gathering them soon as feed for Steve...

The baby emerges

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Our new goat baby emerged from the goat house today. He's had quite an enjoyable time exploring the allotment and running around, clos...

Stuffed marrow

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We are continuing to sort through the contents of our various freezers to use up our supplies. I recently found a large tub of ricotta che...
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