About a month ago Penguin sent me John Seymour’s New Self-Sufficient Gardener to review. I have to admit I was super-excited to receive this book to review. Whenever I have spoken to almost anyone about the ‘art’ of homesteading, and whether they have a book they’d recommend, have pointed me towards John Seymour’s The Self-Sufficient Gardener. I … Continue reading
Category Archives: Book Review
{Book Review} The Weed Forager’s Handbook
This wasn’t lined up to be my next review (I’m actually part-way through reading a new edition of John Seymours “The New Self-Sufficient Gardener” that will be coming very soon – stay tuned!) but I found this book while buying some books online recently and I was intrigued. The book basically works on the premise … Continue reading
{Book Review} The Australian Vegetable Garden
I’d been umming and ahhing about whether to buy “The Australian Vegetable Garden” by Clive Blazey for a few months when I came across it at the local library. I immediately borrowed the book and decided to read through it to help me make up my mind. At the end of reading through it, I’m … Continue reading
{Book Review} Whole Larder Love
A few weeks ago I was delighted to discover the blog Whole Larder Love. My main reason for excitement was the fact that the blogger, Rohan, was based in Victoria (the same state as me), and after reading a number of American blogs I was ecstatic that I was finally sharing seasons with someone! So … Continue reading
Book Wish List
As Christmas nears my family (and friends) start asking me what I want for Christmas. Usually I have a list floating around somewhere that I’ve been adding to all year, but that goes into hiding around birthdays and Christmas (because what’s life without a little mystery?). To prevent that from happening this year, I thought … Continue reading
{Book Review} Smart Gardening
When I as looking for books about companion planting and potager gardens for Australian conditions, I was excited to discover that one such book had been written by Marcelle Nankervis. As an added bonus she lives on the Mornington Peninsula, which is not far from me, so I have high hopes of some of that … Continue reading