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No Dig Talk Online – Sustainable(ish) Online Festival

by Stephanie Hafferty | May 12, 2020 | Blog, Gardening, No Dig Gardening, Organic

I had a great time participating in this (and not too many technical hitches!) If you’d like to see the talk it is now online. This link takes you to the Crowdcast site where the whole festival is being hosted. No Dig Gardening Talk and information for the whole...

Earth Day

by Stephanie Hafferty | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Spring

Yesterday was Earth Day 2020, a time for thinking about nature and our planet. No dig gardening is an earth inspired way of growing which protects the soil, soil life and environment. There’s been a phenomenal increase in interest in no dig gardening, which is...

November update from my no dig garden

by Stephanie Hafferty | Nov 22, 2019 | Autumn, Blog, No Dig Gardening, Winter

November has been a month of contrasts so far: sparkling frosts, glorious sunrises and rather a lot of rain. It has been pouring down here all day. This is Homeacres a few days ago at 7:20 am, what a treat to observe this sky! I love frosty mornings, it’s such a...

How to make a veganic no dig garden

by Stephanie Hafferty | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, No Dig Gardening, Organic, Permaculture

How to grow using no dig methods veganically, also known as “stock free”, without animal manures or other animal derived inputs. There’s a bit of a myth that you *have* to include animal manures in composts in order to grow good vegetables. I hear...

Mid October in my veg garden

by Stephanie Hafferty | Oct 19, 2019 | Allotment, Autumn, Blog, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening

October is such a busy time in my garden – harvesting, clearing, sowing, planting and getting everything ready for the winter months. Gardening plans have been hindered however by so much rain! Just a few weeks ago here in Somerset we were a bit concerned about...

No Dig Gardening Podcasts

by Stephanie Hafferty | Oct 1, 2019 | No Dig Gardening

Two podcasts to listen to – both about no dig gardening. Lee Connelly (aka The Skinny Jean Gardener) recorded our podcast at BBC Gardeners’ World Live a few months ago.It was such a laugh recording this. The show is HUGE and packed with people so it was...

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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.