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...
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...
Podcast – How to get the best from your veg garden with no dig gardening guru Stephanie Hafferty
Shannon Keary from Diary of a Lady Gardener recently interviewed me for her podcast. Shannon and I met in the summer on her show garden allotment at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival 2022, which was based on her allotment in Devon. Listen to the podcast here. Shannon...
Watch me on BBC Gardeners’ World
I am thrilled to share the happy news that I will be featured  on BBC Gardeners’ World Winter Special on Friday 23rd December and on iPlayer etc after the broadcast. Earlier in the year I received an email from the BBC asking whether I would be interested in...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:
