A blog about eco living, zero waste, and self sufficiency
Self sufficiency is the ability and practice of providing for all of your own needs and the needs of your household without outside aid or resources.
There are many jobs you can do now to prepare your vegetable garden for winter Now it is autumn, its a good time to tidy up and prepare your vegetable garden for winter. This makes it easier to grow more veggies either over winter, or …
Have a wonderful and eco friendly Christmas! As well as having a fun time with family and friends, we can also do things to have a more eco friendly Christmas. Here are some ideas to help you make ‘greener’ family traditions this year… Eco friendly …
Useful flowers and veges make gardening even more rewarding. It’s satisfying, saves money, and reduces packaging if you can grow even a few flowers and vegetables at home. In spring, the soil in the garden starts to warm up, and plants and bulbs begin to …
Store and preserve fruit and vegetables from your garden, to use in months when there isn’t as much growing. Storing your harvest is a great way to deal with surplus vegetables, for use in the months when there isn’t so much growing in the garden. …
Water use – living off the ‘water supply grid’ in New Zealand Water saving when you rely on rain water tanks Living rurally in New Zealand, my family relies on using rain water that we collect from our roof, rather than being connected to a …
Thinking about what vegetables to grow in Spring? Here are some useful ideas of what vegetables grow well from seed in Spring. Spring is almost here in New Zealand, and its time to start thinking about the vegetables and flowers you want to grow this …
Challenges to living your most eco-friendly life Living with eco-friendly habits can throw you some challenges. There are usually a few areas that prove harder than others, often because of constraints around money, time, and all the commitments we have in our lives. There are …
A step-by-step guide on how to make compost in your own garden. Do you have a compost bin at home? If not, give it a go, with this guide to how to make compost Composting fruit and vegetable scraps and organic materials at home can …
It can be hard to work out what vegetables to grow in winter, to keep yourself supplied with fresh produce over that time of year. Here are some ideas for gardeners to fill their vegetable beds over the colder months. Growing vegetables in winter at …
Borrow a book about saving money! I love borrowing library books about living a more eco friendly and sustainable lifestyle. And I love them even more if they also have tips about ways to save money! Recently I borrowed the book ‘Save, Make, Do’ by …