Katrina & Clayton share their daily life in the garden *sometimes* the DIY in the home (that is getting neglected) which is also something Clayton enjoys getting stuck into. Hope you enjoy following what we get up to and how we incorporate #permaculture, #nowaste, #sheetmulching #ecoswaps & #MilkCartonGrowing into our daily life. All blogged aboutContinue reading “FOLLOW US: Sign Up To Get A Notification When We Post A New Blog Post”
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How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE
What Did We Do? Not being happy with the amount of plastic that was going to landfill, we wanted to come up with a solution to help reduce that. When researching I came across plastic milk cartons being used on the window sills for herbs, just the bottoms used with drainage holes. I thought whyContinue reading “How We Grow Food in a Vertical Garden Using Milk Cartons On A Fence – 2022 UPDATE”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Usable Items For Your Garden
Month 9- September it’s Usable Items For Your Garden Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen overContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Usable Items For Your Garden”
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem
The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem Katrina from Cambridgeshire, England & Peter from Cape Town, South Africa and their children are a Vegan living family of 5 living in East Ayrshire, Scotland. 3 children aged 12-15. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated by KatrinaContinue reading “The Beechgrove Garden 2022 Episode 23 – Katrina & Peter Gelderbloem”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Bathroom Items
Month 8 – August it’s Bathroom Items Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. MyContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Bathroom Items”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Soft Plastic Recycling
Month 7 – July it’s Soft Plastic Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. MyContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Soft Plastic Recycling”
A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From – 2022 Update
Katrina & Peter and their children are a Vegan living family of 5 in East Ayrshire, Scotland. 3 children aged 12-15. Their eldest Clayton who is Autistic and Non verbal is Home Educated by Katrina and has developed a keen interest and eye for the garden and is most happiest when planting seeds, potting upContinue reading “A Little About Us and Where The Food Forest Has Started From – 2022 Update”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Kitchen Items
Month 6 – June it’s Kitchen Items Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happen over night. MyContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Kitchen Items”
-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Hair Care (Part 2)
Month 5 – May It’s Hair Care – Part 2 Background….. As when I decided to go Vegan back in 2013, I started with the food, gradually as I did the next shop I swapped over the milk and butter and cheese, we obviously stopped eating or buying any meat but finding substitutes didn’t happenContinue reading “-12 Months- 12 Eco Changes- Making An Eco Swap Of Hair Care (Part 2)”
Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed
You don’t need a huge space to start growing food and you don’t need a large space to start a food forest. Just start where you are & with what you have to move forward. Using the Permaculture Design Principles you can maximise your space to get the most from it. The different layers ofContinue reading “Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed”
Building a Food Forest -Scotland 