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...
GIVEAWAY – win a Grow Year Round No Dig Gardening Course Voucher
******Congratulations to Ceri who won the giveaway. The competition is now closed. Thank you to all who entered*****To celebrate two years since we moved to the Half Acre Homestead here in Ceredigion, Wales and the start of my gardening courses here next weekend, I am...
A newsy update
Taking some time out! Unusually for the time of year, I am not out in my garden getting things ready for the spring and doing those jobs that I just can’t find time for in the busy summer months, because I am in Thailand, visiting my Dad and exploring this...
Permaculture Magazine: How to use green manures in no dig gardens
How To Use Green Manures in No Dig Gardening My feature explaining which the many benefits of green manures, which to use, when and how to use them is in the latest edition of Permaculture Magazine, Issue 115 – out now. I am delighted to be featured on...
Why I wait to sow
In January there’s a real temptation to get out those seed packets and start sowing, to brighten up short dark days with the promise of new leafy life. Do resist! Here’s why I don’t start sowing seeds in January. Even though I have heat mats, grow...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:
