Steering clear of fancy paper and full-colour photos, this how-to book cuts to the chase and really delivers, with clear advice for the first time edible gardener.
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The slimmed-down edition of John Seymour’s classic text on providing for yourself is an essential read for any small-scale homesteader. Well written, beautifully produced and engaging to read, it’s a must-buy volume for anyone who wants to do more for themselves with less.
A very quick read, this book is beautifully produced, small enough to keep to hand, and contains pretty much everything you need to know. Better yet, it’s written by a back yard hen keeper, who has only two hens of her own, so she’s coming from the same place as yourself.
This comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating your chickens’ health problems is impressive in its breadth and depth. However, the lack of a comprehensive index ultimately lets it down.
Picking up a 1976 edition of Delia Smith’s Frugal Food proves highly instructive, and more than a little entertaining, too.
We’ve had our Omlet Eglu Cube for a while now, and it’s been home to our three chickens – Barbara, Margot and Gerry – for the last month. So how has it stood up in that time?
Intelliplug is the simplest way to control all of your devices with just a single button… entirely passively. Put one in your socket and you should ever again see a standby light in your home.
This smart, rugged solar radio has a clever trick up its sleeve, but despite stamina few competitors can match, it’s still not perfect.
A reality check for any Good Life dreamers looking to quit the city and make a living from the passion, Rosie Boycott’s Our Farm, recording her first year as a small holder in Ilminster is as much a biography as a friendly warning.
As energy prices rocket, anything that simplifies cutting down on waste is a boon. Bye Bye Standby does just that, by putting control of every plug in your home in the palm of your hand.