December update from my Welsh homestead
A December update from my Welsh homestead – what’s been happening in the garden, and plans for the wintertime! There’s a newsy “what’s been happening other than gardening” update here. “Oh the weather outside is...
Homestead update – early February
Oh my goodness, how much wild weather have we had this winter? For a while it seemed as though every few days there was another storm. Thankfully the weather forecast is looking more settled for early February, with more dry days, seasonally appropriate frost and even...
Christmas Spiced Cleaning Vinegar Recipe
I enjoy making my own natural cleaners using homegrown and store cupboard ingredients. They are thrifty, eco-friendly and contain no artificial fragrances. This festive fragranced cleaner is a great way to use up old spices and citrus peels, and cleans really well...
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...
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...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:
