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May – I need more hours in the day!

by Stephanie Hafferty | May 9, 2017 | Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Spring

The temperature has fallen (again!) and the wind can be so cold, but things are hotting up in my no dig greenhouse and polytunnel. Germination is so rapid it feels as though seeds are popping almost as soon as I plant them, thanks to the heat mats and heated...

Exciting times!

by Stephanie Hafferty | Apr 29, 2017 | Allotment, Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, potions, Preparing The Soil, Preserving, Recipes, Seasonal Cooking

Friday 21st April was uniquely special: our book arrived at the publishers. Life has been so busy since that it has taken a week to be able to find the time write this post 🙂 Our publishers, Permanent Press, released gorgeous photos on social media of our book. It was...

Spring busy-ness – part two

by Stephanie Hafferty | Apr 18, 2017 | Allotment, Blog, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Preparing The Soil, Spring

The sun is shining (some of the time!), everything is growing fast! When I am not sowing, planting or weeding, I’m thinking about what I’m going to be doing next and even dreaming about my garden at night 🙂 It is bright but chilly, with a cold wind that...

Spring busy-ness – part one

by Stephanie Hafferty | Apr 8, 2017 | Blog, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Spring

Spring has certainly sprung; so much to do in my garden and allotment! Sowing, pricking out, potting on, weeding, planting, realising that I’ve forgotten to sow things – those parsnips will get in soon, honestly…! This morning I noticed the...

Polytunnel polyculture & spring flowers

by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 19, 2017 | Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Spring, Winter

A quick photo blog – I just wanted to share some spring pictures from my back garden! Most of the plants in the no dig polytunnel were planted last October into beds which were mulched in May, just as the tomatoes and other summer plants were going in here: no...

How to eat more than 10 a day, in March

by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, Organic, Permaculture, Seasonal Cooking, Spring

Growing your own really helps to make meals more delicious and exciting, offering an ever changing repertoire of amazing fresh veggies, fruit, herbs and other edibles to eat. For our no dig gardening courses at Homeacres I make lunches using, as much as we possibly...

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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.