...then put in hours of back-breaking work and you get.....
......put in hours more work and you have......
...a chicken run.
And so began our adventure into self sufficiency!
It wasn't long before we took on the two abandoned plots behind it....
..which were complete wastelands.
...a lot more work.....
and more chicken runs started to appear.
A solitary tree.....
..led to the beginnings of an orchard......
A fourth jungle plot......
...gave us a full quarter acre to play with.
We built a net tunnel with an annexe....
...and then a lot more work...
creates something promising......rope in some help.....
.....and something really special....
..starts to take shape.
The tunnel has been attacked and damaged by foxes, squirrels and crows, and stood up to huge storms, and supplies us with wonderfully tasty fruit and veg.
But first you take the spare bedroom...
...and the greenhouse....
..and eventually you get.....
...unless a load of these get there first....
...and they do this.....
...but you learn to persevere.
How many of you can say that you have...
..your own home grown meat and EIGHT vegetables for Christmas?
