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    • Can you really grow food anywhere?
    • Raised garden beds
    • Pots and containers
    • Sunken container garden
    • How to overwinter capsicums and other summer crops
    • 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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March 27, 2024 · In: Preserving Your Harvest, Recipes, Uncategorized

Eggplant and tomato pasta sauce (summer harvest recipe)

This recipe is the perfect way to use up lots of tomatoes and other summer vegetables, and this step-by-step guide shows you how you can make this yummy spaghetti sauce at home. The eggplant make this delicious sauce rich and almost creamy, while the olives and capers offer the perfect saltiness to balance out the acidity of the fresh tomatoes. 

cooked crumpets on cooling rack

March 19, 2024 · In: Recipes, Simple Sourdough Recipes, Uncategorized

Simple sourdough crumpets (beginner friendly)

Use your excess sourdough starter to make some delicious and easy sourdough crumpets! These crumpets are so yummy, especially when paired with lashings of butter and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.

hand holding capsicum plant

March 12, 2024 · In: Grow Food Anywhere, Uncategorized

How to overwinter capsicums and other summer crops

Capsicums can be grown as perennial plants so that you don’t have to start new plants from scratch each growing season. This also means that when the warmer months come around, your capsicum plants have a huge head start.

tomato chutney in glass jars

March 6, 2024 · In: Preserving Your Harvest, Recipes, Uncategorized

Tomato, zucchini and apple chutney (autumn harvest recipe)

This super simple chutney recipe takes the best of your autumn harvest and turns it into a delicious, spiced, tangy chutney that is the perfect condiment for so many dishes. You can use ripe tomatoes or green tomatoes and a variety of vegetables and fruits to make this chutney, allowing you to make the most of your abundant autumn harvest.

apples in basket with grey tea towel

March 6, 2024 · In: Preserving Your Harvest, Recipes, Uncategorized

How to preserve apples (simple water bath canning)

Learn to preserve your apple harvest with this simple canning recipe. These canned/bottled apples can be eaten on their own or used in many recipes that call for fresh apples. This recipes is an easy way to preserve apples in a safe manner using a light sugar syrup and the simple water bath method.

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February 29, 2024 · In: Our Sustainable Home Build Journey, Sustainable Home Build, Uncategorized

How to design a simple sustainable home on a budget

Learn how to design a simple sustainable home on a budget to reduce your overall footprint and create an energy efficient home aligned with your values. I share how we navigated the process with our own custom home design.

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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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