Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food
Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge – but his
The Story of … Cheese
The history of cheese Archaeological evidence for making cheese in Egypt goes back about 5,000 years. In 2018, archeologists from Cairo University and the University of Catania reported
Roots Down Homestead (formerly Quinta Life)
We’re Marc and Allys, a couple who left the UK in search of somewhere we could build a homestead, become self-sufficient and
SWALES
Swales are linear grass covered depressions which lead surface water overland from the drained surface to a storage or discharge system. Unlike a
Texas Bighorn Sheep vs. Aoudad Sheep
Wild Sheep Showdown in West Texas: As Aoudad Boom, Scientists See a Threat to Native Wildlife photograph courtesy Borderlands Research Institute. Bighorn
St. Martin’s Day
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day Saint Martin’s Day or Martinmas) is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November. In the Middle Ages and early modern period, it
A moment that changed me: I had a heart attack at 37 – so I went to live in a cave
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/25/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-had-a-heart-attack-at-37-so-i-went-to-live-in-a-cave I wanted to heal and thought the Colorado wilderness was the best place to do it. So I began six
Incredible wine and food from Ismir, Turkey
Urlice vineyard and restaurant: https://m.facebook.com/p/Urlice-Vineyards-100063521530105/?wtsid=rdr_0Rm0b9mUtFRdtZwk3 Od Urla – an excellent example of a farm to table restaurant: https://odurla.com/?fbclid=IwAR0JKXHO8ZVuLwiM8D1dPMvjsLwuMvg9MKMJGecDakXlRKJimYZn4GCrpYw
Turning desert arid wasteland green – swales, water retention dams and zai holes
Retention ponds are ponds or pools designed with additional storage capacity to attenuate surface runoff during rainfall events. They consist of a
Hügelkultur – it’s time has come
Source: https://www.almanac.com/what-hugelkultur-ultimate-raised-bed What Are Hugelkultur Beds? Hügelkultur (usually transliterated into English simply as “hugelkultur”) has been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and Germany, often
