Grow Food
Practical ways to produce useful food in backyards, containers, small spaces and ordinary suburban gardens.
Practical self-sufficiency for ordinary homes
Buy Less.
Make More.
Practical ideas for growing food, making things yourself, reducing waste and becoming a little less dependent on the shops, without needing a farm, an off-grid lifestyle or endless spare time.
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A simpler way to become more self-reliant
You do not need to change your whole life.
A useful herb garden, a better-stocked pantry, a few productive containers, food that gets preserved instead of wasted, and practical skills that save money can all make a difference. Buy Less. Make More. is about small, realistic changes that fit into ordinary homes and ordinary lives.
What we cover
More useful skills. Less unnecessary buying.
Preserve & Store
Freezing, drying, preserving and keeping food so less of what you grow or buy ends up being wasted.
Make It Yourself
Everyday skills that help you repair, cook, sew, make and reuse more of what you would otherwise buy.
Spend Less
Sensible ways to reduce household spending without making life miserable or turning saving money into a full-time job.
Ordinary spaces can do more
You may already have more growing space than you think.
A decorative garden does not have to be dug up and turned into rows of vegetables. Herbs can grow near the kitchen, climbers can use existing fences, containers can sit on paved areas, and edible plants can be mixed into established garden beds.
Our guides focus on making better use of the space, skills and resources you already have.
First guide coming soon
The Grocery Freedom Garden
A practical guide to growing the foods that can make the biggest difference to your grocery bill, using the space you already have.
The guide will cover small-space planning, choosing worthwhile crops, seasonal growing, containers, succession planting and ways to turn an ordinary backyard into a more productive one.
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