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Framed, Raw and Rather Juicy!
I was given this beautiful old frame by a guy in a second-hand market in the local town. It is one of the most beautiful picture frames I have ever come across. Look closely at it, for it is a colourf… more →
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The Great Food Fraud
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wrote 1 day ago: There is a pleasure in making the connection between our food and where it comes from. So many child … more →
Framed, Raw and Rather Juicy!
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wrote 1 day ago: I was given this beautiful old frame by a guy in a second-hand market in the local town. It is one o … more →
Resistance is Edible
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wrote 4 days ago: The austerity that is being enforced upon us all makes me very angry indeed…for I know how man … more →
Defeating Monsanto...with the help of the Bees!
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wrote 5 days ago: Part of the orchards and edible gardens This is an update on all that’s growing in the permacu … more →
Fracking the Homestead
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wrote 6 days ago: Recycled bags and containers at Bealtaine Cottage Home used to be a place where everything that was … more →
Just Three Things
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wrote 1 week ago: It’s that time again when I’ve got a few things I want to share with you, none of which … more →
Glimpses of Days to Come
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wrote 1 week ago: Stormy weather has given way to a sunny evening. The Red maple has caught the glow, offering glimpse … more →
Weather weirdness
wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been pretty busy with spring chores lately: building raised beds for our community garden … more →
The Seed, the Whole Seed, and Nothing but the Seed!
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wrote 1 week ago: I used to think there was little hope for the lovely Earth we live on…that people did not care … more →
Planting for the Bees in a Permaculture Garden
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wrote 2 weeks ago: London Pride ready to open flower on the steps at Bealtaine Cottage. Years of pushing and shoving by … more →
Bealtaine Cottage Fruit Growing and Winemaking Workshop
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Growing food is important. Here at Bealtaine Cottage there is another bumper crop of Blackcurrants, … more →
Easiest Ever Compost
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Compost is made in two ways here at Bealtaine Cottage. The first is what most people would imagine i … more →
Homeland Security
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I was in the grocery store the other day and overheard the produce manager telling a customer that t … more →
Replacing Fear and Hopelessness with Fearlessness and Joy.
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The washing is on the line, as there’s a great breeze between the light showers and sunshine. … more →
Me, You and the EU!
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wrote 4 weeks ago: The EU are trying to ban Heritage Seeds! There is a new regulation in the making as I type that will … more →
The No Dig, No Till Garden
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wrote 1 month ago: Bealtaine Cottage is a permaculture smallholding, as followers of this blog know. In permaculture we … more →
Radish flowers as a garden element
wrote 1 month ago: We use mainly edible / medicinal plants in our gardens, so use them for their decorative as well as … more →
The Rise and Rise of Famine Farms
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wrote 1 month ago: I describe monoculture practice as creating “Famine Farms” for bees and wildlife… … more →
Hens in the Permaculture Garden
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wrote 1 month ago: Six hens have come to live at Bealtaine Cottage. They arrived on Saturday, looking rather bedraggled … more →
