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Apricot jamming time - 11 clever tips, stoned fruit and pleasure in a jar

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Apricot jamming time - 11 clever tips, stoned fruit and pleasure in a jar

Using locally grown fruit is part of the green living vibe. We share 11 tips and the best apricot jam recipe. Living Almost Naturally

12 Things to consider and 7 helpful tips when creating your veggie patch

Marina

Nov 22

Lifestyle

12 Things to consider and 7 helpful tips when creating your veggie patch

Start your veggie patch today with these 12 things to consider and 7 helpful tips.

The incredible health benefits of eating organic free-range eggs and 8 fun facts

Marina

Nov 15

Lifestyle

The incredible health benefits of eating organic free-range eggs and 8 fun facts

Being partly or fully self-sufficient on a farm it's only natural to keep chickens. If you have read my other Chicken Diaries story, you...

Why our horses' teeth need checking for green living safety and health

Carol

Nov 7

Lifestyle

Why our horses' teeth need checking for green living safety and health

Did you know that horses’ teeth also require regular annual check-ups? Our own horses were a little overdue this year and Equine Dentist...

Try worm farming for an easy way to achieve simple living naturally

Carol

Oct 24

Lifestyle

Try worm farming for an easy way to achieve simple living naturally

Around 30% of our household waste is food. Here is our take on the practicalities of worm forming as a way to reduce your kitchen waste.

Practical ideas to make simple green living your lifestyle choice for healthy eating

Marina

Oct 16

Lifestyle

Practical ideas to make simple green living your lifestyle choice for healthy eating

Healthy organic food from your own garden is very possible no matter where you live. Green living in action.

Bees and why organic farming is important

Carol

Sep 25

Farm Shenanigas

Bees and why organic farming is important

Hopefully, by now, we all know that we are in big trouble without bees. In this post, we talk about what you can do to help their habitat.

Living almost naturally and the tale of two little pigs

Marina

Sep 21

Farm Shenanigas

Living almost naturally and the tale of two little pigs

With the ever-increasing cost of fertilizers and the damage they do to our soil, it's important to keep livestock for fertilization and work

The Chicken Diaries - In search of self-sufficiency in 6 easy steps

Marina

Aug 24

Lifestyle

The Chicken Diaries - In search of self-sufficiency in 6 easy steps

Chickens are a large part of a self-sufficient lifestyle. Here is an easy guide to finding and nurturing your free range flock.

5 nasty things to get bitten or stung by when you're living almost naturally

Carol

Aug 10

Lifestyle

5 nasty things to get bitten or stung by when you're living almost naturally

Scorpions, Snakes and Spiders are all in a days work when you're living almost naturally.

3 almost natural ways to celebrate Africa Day

Carol

Jun 12

Lifestyle

3 almost natural ways to celebrate Africa Day

Googles article about Africa Day 2022 got me thinking about the continent we call home. Our post ncludes recipe for African Vegetable Stew

Laura's carrot cake for simple green living

Carol

Jun 12

Recipes

Laura's carrot cake for simple green living

This delicious carrot cake never fails. My mother, an excellent baker, made it for local restaurants. Simple green living in action.

Marina

Jun 8

Lifestyle

What’s the good of a rooster?

You will be surprised to find there are quite a few reasons for keeping roosters. Simple green living in action.

Mom's best (almost) natural lemonade recipe

Carol

Jun 8

Recipes

Mom's best (almost) natural lemonade recipe

Try this homemade refreshing lemonade and enjoy simple green living this summer.

Challenges and tips - rural living and food shopping

Carol

May 27

Lifestyle

Challenges and tips - rural living and food shopping

There is nothing better than rural living - the peace and quiet, time to think, fresh air, big stars and especially no sitting in traffic.

Carol

May 26

Lifestyle

We ride together, we die together

We share safety tips for riding in remote locations.

How to introduce a puppy to your home (almost) naturally.

Carol

May 25

Pets

How to introduce a puppy to your home (almost) naturally.

How to introduce a puppy to your home almost naturally.

Carol

May 12

Lifestyle

Why "almost" naturally?

These are some of the practical considerations for living remotely as we do.

Carol

May 3

Farm Shenanigas

Something nasty in the drinking water

The challenges of living almost naturally with baboons.

Carol

Apr 12

Lifestyle

Rocking it in containers

Growing your own food can be done in containers for simple living naturally