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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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Latest Articles From My Blog
December update from my Welsh homestead
A December update from my Welsh homestead - what's been happening in the garden, and plans for the wintertime! There's a newsy "what's been happening other than gardening" update here. "Oh the weather outside is frightful...." goes the well known festive song, but I...
Book Review – GROWING by Ramona Jones
Growing by Ramona Jones - A year of living and nurturing with the seasons Many readers will know Ramona from her gorgeous, uplifting social media, including her instagram account @Monalogue which has over 1 million followers. I started following Ramona a few years ago...
Grow a healthy garden this autumn
Grow a healthy garden by shopping wisely for trees, seeds and plants, to protect our environment. For gardeners, autumn is a time of gathering in the abundance of summer months, storing and preserving this bounty for the winter to come. I’m busy with the last sowings...
My friend Sara Venn
My wonderful friend Sara Venn sadly died on Saturday 21st June, after a long illness with cancer. She was well known, loved and respected in the world of gardening and horticulture as an activist, especially for her work promoting community gardening at Edible...
Growing Year Round Day Course at the Hafod Estate
Learn how to grow your own food year round on this day course at the beautiful Hafod Estate in Ceredigion, on August 3rd 2025. 10am to 4pm August is a key time for sowing many food crops which will provide harvests throughout the winter and into the following spring....
How to support small businesses for free
How to support small businesses for free - and also some ways to support small businesses for a little money. It is important to support small businesses - we need them! The ever increasing cost of living if affecting most of us these days. It is a difficult time for...