potions Archives - Stephanie Hafferty

On this harvest moon…

by Stephanie Hafferty | Sep 27, 2018 | Autumn, Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, No Hungry Gap, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, potions, Preparing The Soil, Preserving, The Creative Kitchen, Winter

This week began with the Autumn Equinox, the festival of Mabon, which starts on September 21st although the actual time of the equinox was Sunday 23rd at around 2am (in the UK). Day and night are of equal length once more, before the nights get longer and the days...

Elderflower extravaganza!

by Stephanie Hafferty | Jun 15, 2018 | Allotment, Blog, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, potions, Preserving, Recipes, Summer

The hedgerows are filled with creamy elderflowers. It’s time to forage! Choose elderflower heads that are in full blossom and at their most fragrant to make delicious drinks, skin care and preserves. I’ve been busy in the kitchen making elderflower...

How to Make a Spicy Multipurpose Cleaner

by Stephanie Hafferty | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, potions

This fragrant, spicy versatile cleaning vinegar smells fantastic and cleans powerfully.I’ve been using a lot of lemons and other citrus fruits in my cooking recently. Often I use the zest in cooking too, but sometimes it’s just the juice that I need,...

A cornucopia of summer soft fruit … with recipes for homemade cassis and blackcurrant wine

by Stephanie Hafferty | Jul 21, 2017 | Blog, Kitchen garden, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, Organic, Permaculture, potions, Preserving, Recipes, Seasonal Cooking, Summer

Perennial fruit bushes play a key role in my garden, producing an abundance of delicious berries during summer months. These I preserve, to enjoy year round: jewel coloured jams, cordials, liqueurs, chutneys and other delicious additions to my homegrown larder. In my...

Horsetail potions

by Stephanie Hafferty | Jun 17, 2017 | Blog, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, Organic, Permaculture, potions, Preparing The Soil

Some comfort perhaps for those who are dealing with horsetail in their gardens and allotments … at least it is useful! Last autumn I gathered armfuls of horsetail (also known as marestail, Equisetum arvense) from nearby wild spaces to dry in order to make a...

Potion making podcast

by Stephanie Hafferty | Jun 17, 2017 | Kitchen garden, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, potions, Recipes

Last weekend I gave two talks at the South West Permaculture Convergence, the first on No Dig Gardening and the second about making potions for the garden and home using plants we can grow and forage for in the UK. Here I am speaking about no dig gardening, using...

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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.