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    • Can you really grow food anywhere?
    • Raised garden beds
    • Pots and containers
    • Sunken container garden
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    • How to prepare raised garden beds for planting
    • Simple tips to reduce unnecessary plastic in your garden
  • Recipes
    • Simple Sourdough Recipes
      • Simple no-knead artisan sourdough bread
      • Simple no-knead whole wheat sourdough bread recipe
      • Spiced fig and walnut sourdough bread (no knead)
      • How to make sourdough starter from scratch (beginner guide)
      • No-discard sourdough starter
      • Sourdough discard crackers (made with seeds and olive oil)
      • Simple sourdough crumpets (beginner friendly)
      • Simple sourdough hot cross buns (easy recipe)
      • Sourdough discard flatbread recipe (perfect for wraps)
      • Simple same-day sourdough pizza crust (no yeast)
      • Fudgy sourdough discard chocolate brownie recipe
    • Preserve Your Harvest
      • Homemade pasta sauce (recipe and canning instructions)
      • Eggplant and tomato pasta sauce (summer harvest recipe)
      • How to can plums (and other stone fruit) at home
      • How to make simple cucumber pickles (bread and butter pickles)
      • How to preserve apples (simple water bath canning)
      • Tomato, zucchini and apple chutney (autumn harvest recipe)
      • How to dehydrate apples (easy dried apple recipe)
      • Slow cooker quince paste recipe (dulce de membrillo)
    • Nourishing Recipes and Traditional Skills
      • Nourishing chicken bone broth (simple slow cooker recipe)
      • Traditional sauerkraut recipe
      • Simple kombucha recipe
      • Simple natural yoghurt recipe
      • Homemade beef and vegetable sausage roll recipe
  • Sustainable Home
    • Why did we decide to build a small, simple, sustainable home?
    • How to choose land for your sustainable home build
    • How to design a simple sustainable home on a budget
    • How to find the right sustainable home builder
  • Mindful motherhood

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spiced fig and walnut sourdough on chopping board

April 30, 2024 · In: Recipes, Simple Sourdough Recipes, Uncategorized

Spiced fig and walnut sourdough bread (no knead)

Using a beginner friendly no knead bread method, this recipe is great for those who understand the basic sourdough principles and are looking to mix things up a little. The slightly sweet flavour is balanced by the sourness of the sourdough and makes for the perfect breakfast, snack or healthy after dinner treat!

April 28, 2024 · In: Grow Food Anywhere, Uncategorized

Simple tips to reduce unnecessary plastic in your garden

Are you a current or aspiring gardener who is overwhelmed by the amount of plastic in the gardening world? Join the club! This post walks you through some small steps to reducing your reliance on new plastic items, and highlights the importance of extending the life of plastic items that you already own.

quince paste sliced into pieces

April 22, 2024 · In: Preserving Your Harvest, Recipes, Uncategorized

Slow cooker quince paste recipe (dulce de membrillo)

This simple slow cooker recipe makes it much easier than the traditional stove top method. Quince paste is often served as a dessert or accompaniment to cheese. It pairs particularly well with sharp or aged cheeses like Manchego or with soft cheeses such as camembert or blue cheese. We love to serve it on a cheese platter to share with friends.

April 14, 2024 · In: Preserving Your Harvest, Recipes, Uncategorized

How to dehydrate apples (easy dried apple recipe)

Dehydrating your apples is a great way to continue to enjoy your harvest for months ahead. This post walks you through everything you need to know about dehydrating apples to preserve them and keep them shelf stable. Learn how to source, slice, dry and store apples, so that you can enjoy them as a healthy snack well beyond apple season.

mulch in hand

April 6, 2024 · In: Grow Food Anywhere, Uncategorized

How to prepare raised garden beds for planting

Learn about all aspects of preparing your raised garden beds for planting to help you achieve amazing results and delicious, nutrient dense veggies and herbs. These principles can also be applied to amending the soil of your in-ground gardens and pots/containers. 

hot cross buns on tea towel

April 1, 2024 · In: Recipes, Simple Sourdough Recipes, Uncategorized

Simple sourdough hot cross buns (easy recipe)

These hot cross buns are so soft and prefect fresh from the oven or cut in half and toasted. This recipe has the perfect level of sweetness and sourdough tang, which is well balanced when paired with a nice chunk of salted butter.

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Hi, I'm Heather, I am so passionate about simple, slow, home-centred living. Follow along for tips on growing and cooking nutrient dense food as well as our sustainable home build journey right here in north-east Victoria!

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