Midsummer update from my homestead
It has been some time since I have posted a blog update from my homestead. Looking out of the window at grey skies it is hard to believe that July is just around the corner. 2024 so far has certainly been a very strange growing year, weather-wise. A cool wet year so...
Chocolate banana, pecan and cranberry brownie recipe
I made these delicious brownies for my son Theo’s 25th birthday tea, using store cupboard ingredients and some over ripe bananas. When I posted them on social media I was asked many times for the recipe, so here it is. Enjoy! Banana, pecan and cranberry brownie...
Happy New Year!
It’s the first day of 2024, a brand new gardening year. I’m starting with a garden update from my Welsh Homestead. One of my biggest wishes for this year in the garden is for better weather! It has been very, very wet and because of this, a lack of...
What to sow now for year round harvests – August
Get sowing! August is a great time for sowing many vegetables, herbs, salads and flowers for year round harvests. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment. Almost all of these can be grown outside in the UK (depending on your location!) Fill those gaps If like me...
Affordable No Dig Gardening Podcast with Morag Gamble
Recently I was interviewed by renowed permaculturalist Morag Gamble for her You Tube podcast Sense Making in a Changing World. Founder of the Permaculture Education Institute, Morag is an award winning permaculture designer and educator, who has led programs in 22...
Courgette Zucchini Double Chocolate Muffin Recipe
Courgette / Zucchini Double Chocolate Muffins Feeling overwhelmed by courgettes? Tired of finding ways to hide zucchini in your meals? It’s time to make these delicious chocolate muffins!These moist, flavoursome and chocolatey muffins are a delicious way to use...
This week: BBC Gardeners’ World Live
I am delighted to be appearing at BBC Gardeners’ World Live this week, on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th June, speaking about no dig gardening. Located at the NEC, Birmingham, it promises to be a fantastic event.Situated on the We Grow Stage, part of The Secret...
No Dig Talks at BBC Gardeners’ World Live
I am delighted to be returning to BBC Gardeners’ World Live on 15th and 16th June, where I’ll be sharing the joys of no dig gardening on an exciting new show garden: The Secret Homestead, as one of the team of experts at the show. Designed by Lucy...
And the winner is……Ceri!
Congratulations to Ceri who has won the giveaway. I will be in touch via email. If the email doesn’t arrive check your spam, or message me. Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. Your comments are fabulous. What an amazing wildlife friendly bunch you...Stephanie Hafferty
photo by Jason Ingram
Welcome to my blog. I’m Stephanie, follow my journey as I create my homestead in rural Wales on around half an acre. Here I grow year round, and teach gardening, homesteading and food courses.
An experienced kitchen gardener, homesteader and plant-based chef, I’ve been growing my own food for decades to feed my family. I am an award winning garden and food writer, write for many publications and am currently working on my third book.
From the garden to the kitchen, explore the categories below to follow the rhythms of life on the homestead.
Publications I write for include:
