self sufficiency – The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:43:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 44677425 Crop Rotations, Soil Fertility, and Digging (Part 2) http://sustainablesmallholding.org/crop-rotations-soil-fertility-and-digging-part-2/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/crop-rotations-soil-fertility-and-digging-part-2/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:49:46 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2848 I was planting out wheat seedlings today, and looked over at two of the unplanted beds. A couple of days ago I had needed to empty a compost bay, so had tipped two wheelbarrow loads onto a series of unplanted beds. Having just written a post on Crop Rotations, Soil Fertility, and Digging, I realised […]

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Chicken Scavenging System Ideas http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chicken-scavenging-system/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/chicken-scavenging-system/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:30:35 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=2808 It’s funny how ideas, or inspiration, comes into us. This one relates to my Chicken Scavenging System. I have been using a shredded Miscanthus product for chicken bedding. It is about the same price as a bale of chopped straw, but is grown without chemicals, is a perennial, and most importantly works well. My long […]

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Can I have too Much Compost? http://sustainablesmallholding.org/can-i-have-too-much-compost/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/can-i-have-too-much-compost/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:34:08 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1724 Yesterday evening I read ‘Growing Green’, by Jenny Hall and Iain Tollhurst, which had been recommended to me by a friend, Nick Vowles. There was a lot in the book that I already knew, but, as always, there is always something new to learn. The book is about Stock Free Organic farming, and much of […]

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A Day at The Sustainable Smallholding http://sustainablesmallholding.org/a-day-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/a-day-at-the-sustainable-smallholding/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:24:01 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1639 This post has been a little while in the making, and is a result of a telephone conversation with a friend of mine. She had been worried that despite working long hours, she never seemed to get everything done, or even achieve very much. Initially I was going to list all of the things that […]

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Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden. Book Review http://sustainablesmallholding.org/buffalo-bird-womans-garden-book-review/ http://sustainablesmallholding.org/buffalo-bird-womans-garden-book-review/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:44:13 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=1575 A while ago I reviewed The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe. It’s probably one of the most important books that I’ve read so far. In the book, Carol frequently refers to another book, Buffalo Bird Woman’s garden, particularly when discussing food preservation. Buffalo Bird Woman’s garden is an account of Hidatsa American Indian gardening techniques, […]

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