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Stephanie Hafferty
No Dig Gardening and Homesteading
Welcome to my website, the home of wildlife friendly sustainable gardening, small scale self sufficiency, and homesteading.
About Me
I’m Stephanie Hafferty, an award-winning organic gardening and homesteading expert, writer, and speaker with over 30 years’ experience. I share sustainable, wildlife-friendly ways to grow food all year round, design beautiful edible gardens, and make the most of every harvest with seasonal recipes and practical, thrifty living skills.
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Ael Y Bryn – my new Welsh no dig garden
Welcome to Ael Y Bryn! We have now lived here in West Wales for just over a month and are absolutely loving it. It's an exciting time creating a whole new no dig garden here and exploring our new location. Here I am making an abundant small homestead, mostly on top of...
The No Dig Allotment Feature Garden at RHS Hampton Court Festival
It is wonderful to be able to share this news with you and have something to look forward to this year! I am co-designing a Feature Garden for RHS Hampton Court. The show will be held on 6 - 11 July 2021.We were first approached by the RHS in early 2020: would we like...
No Dig Gardening Podcast with Vai Kumar
Vai Kumar of Fresh Leaf Forever recently interviewed from her home in Atlanta, Georgia for her podcast - and here it is! Hope you enjoy it. We had such a fun time making this podcast and I look forward to chatting with Vai again in the future. Check out Vai's other...
What to sow in February
Every year I look forward to Valentine's Day - not for romantic reasons but for leafy ones! Because this is an excellent time to start your sowings for the year. Here in Somerset the sun rose today at around 7:25 and will set at around 17:25, ten hours of daylight...
Last minute gifts? Gardening & food authors to inspire you.
If you're stuck for what to buy the gardener or food enthusiast in your life, here are some suggestions for excellent books and calendars. It's a bit biased because they are all by friends - but you'll be supporting small businesses!The last postage dates for delivery...
Robins, compost and weeds
In the UK no bird is more associated with wintertime and Christmas than the robin. I have the good fortune to enjoy the company of two of these charming little birds: one in my front garden and one at the allotment. Here is the allotment robin, who accompanied me...