It's a funny old (Good) Life....

Although I once fancied myself as an author, I seem to have finally stumbled into it by accident.

It began when a dear friend persuaded me to write an article about our lifestyle for Practical Poultry magazine, and then developed through various other magazines. My aim has always been to encourage others to have a dabble in our lifestyle...but the dribbles of income have been most welcome !

I didn't realise how much of my scribblings have been published until I made this list......


THE HALL OF FAME


Country Kitchen March 2006 The story of our self-sufficiency plus recipes.

Country Kitchen April 2006 Growing asparagus plus recipes.

Country Kitchen May 2006 Making compost plus rhubarb recipes.

Country Kitchen June 2006 Raising Sweetcorn plus recipes.

Country Kitchen July 2006 The harsh realities of self-sufficiency plus recipes.

Country Kitchen August 2006 Protecting crops plus recipes.

Country Kitchen September 2006 What to do about cockerels plus recipes.

Country Kitchen October 2006 Raising pumpkins plus recipes.

Country Kitchen November 2006 The changing seasons plus recipes.

Practical Poultry November 2006 The story of how we started with chooks.

Country Kitchen December 2006 Should we buy a smallholding ? plus recipes.

Country Kitchen January 2006 1940's and 50's biscuit recipes.

Country Kitchen February 2006 How to cook older tougher chicken recipes.

Grow It ! November 2007 A guide to buying a secondhand polytunnel.

Grow It ! December 2007 A guide to erecting a secondhand polytunnel.

Grow It ! January 2008 Field-testing cold frames.




BBC Radio Suffolk January 2008 Interviewed by presenter Mark Murphy on his Breakfast Show. To listen click HERE.

Grow It ! February 2008 Field-testing cloches and tunnels.

Home Farmer April 2008 Urban Self-Sufficiency. The first issue of a new magazine.

Home Farmer May 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary.

Grow It ! May 2008 Looking at keeping greenhouses and tunnels cool.

Home Farmer June 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary.

Grow It ! June 2008 Field-testing irrigation systems.

Practical Poultry June 2008 Keeping poultry on allotments part I.

Home Farmer July 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary featuring the goat kiddings.

Grow It ! July 2008 Taking a look at water storage systems.

Practical Poultry July 2008 Keeping poultry on allotments Part II, dealing with the fox problem.

Home Farmer August 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary including milking goats

Grow It ! August 2008 Field-resting hoes.

Home Farmer September 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary - our first attempts at goat's cheese.

Grow It ! September 2008 Field-testing digging spades.

Home Farmer October 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary - protecting crops from pigeons.

Grow It ! October 2008 Taking a look at heating greenhouses.

Home Farmer November 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary - the catterpillar invasion!.

Grow It ! November 2008 Propogating and growing strawberries.

Home Farmer December 2008 Urban Farmer's Diary - eating our first goat.

Grow It ! December 2008 Propogating and growing sweet potatoes.

Home Farmer January 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Goodbye to the goats.

Grow It ! January 2009 Taking a look at wheelbarrows.

Home Farmer February 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - A look back at 2008 results.

Grow It ! February 2009 Taking a look at Cold Frames.

Home Farmer March 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Uses of leaf mould.

Grow It ! March 2009 Looking at propogation equipment.



Raising Chickens for Eggs and Meat April 2009 Mike's first book published.

Home Farmer April 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Time saving ideas.

Grow It ! April 2009 Field testing border forks.

Home Farmer May 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Sue's bread baking.

Grow It ! May 2009 Field testing draw hoes.

Home Farmer June 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Coronation Sussex chickens.

Grow It ! June 2009 A look at watering aids.

Home Farmer July 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - meet the neighbours.

Grow It ! July 2009 Taking a look at insect houses.

Home Farmer August 2009 Setting up a wormery.

Grow It ! August 2009 Growing winter lettuce.

Home Farmer September 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Seasonal home made booze.

Grow It ! September 2009 A review of Greenhouses.



Any Fool can be a Middle-Aged Downshifter September 2009 Mike's second book published.

Home Farmer October 2009 Urban Farmer's Diary - Resuts from our Polytunnel.

Grow It ! October 2009 Field-testing gardening footwear.



We are always interested in taking part in any media discussion on self-sufficiency or associated subjects.

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