Eight signs you’ve been bitten by the self-sufficiency bug
Don't recognise yourself in this list? Show it to your partner. If they laugh, it's time to worry.
How to landscape your garden or plot
Landscaping is a messy, damaging business - so do it early and do it right.
Using a chicken tractor or ark
Using a chicken tractor or ark is sometimes recommended for clearing ground. But do they actually work?
Clearing overgrown ground
Clearing an overgrown area with a line trimmer and a light-excluding mulch.
Guerrilla gardening
Guerrilla gardeners grow flowers, trees or food on scraps of neglected or poorly-maintained land without permission.
Why Homestead?
Homesteading. Which is true - trendy pursuit, incredibly hard work, or just a bit of fun?
Review: the Growveg garden planner
The Growveg garden planner claims to take the hard work out of making the most of your growing space. But is it up to the job?
Making garden paths
Paths are really useful in vegetable gardens, whether in outside or in a polytunnel. And they're easy to make.
Gardenshare schemes
Gardenshare schemes pair up would-be growers with people who have land, but aren't using it. We discuss the pros and cons.
Crop Rotation
An introduction to crop rotation, and how it can be used to prevent diseases and nutrient imbalances in vegetable gardens.
How to make a dead hedge
Dead hedges are the most ancient form of hedging, and are easy to make. In the garden they make effective windbreaks
Growing in a community farm or garden
Community farm or garden projects are run co-operatively instead of being divided into individually-managed plots.
Peak Oil
There are many reasons that make people decide to start producing some of their own food, but it’s an inescapable fact that large-scale food production as we know it is doomed.
Growing in a back yard plot
You don’t need to have a 'proper' vegetable garden to grow your own food - just access to light.
Growing on an allotment
Allotments are small plots of public land made available for individuals to use for growing their own food. We discuss the pros and cons.
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