Hoe Farming

June 5th 2016 A lot of people try growing at least some of their own food at some point during their lives, but become discouraged after just one or two years, often because they did not realise how much work it would take to control the weeds.

We have been growing yellow split peas here in Brittany for several years now.

In our part of the world (Brittany, France), outdoor bread ovens were an everyday part of life until well after the second world war.

In many respects, potatoes provide the ideal introduction to food growing, particularly for anyone who has little or no gardening experience – the plants are strong enough to compete with weeds, they will grow in ground that has not been particularly well…

Human beings have one of the largest geographical ranges of any animals on Earth.

Les êtres humains ont l’une des plus vastes aires de répartition géographique parmi tous les animaux de la planète.

Since writing ‘An Introduction to Twenty-First Century Hoe Farming – an antidote to globalisation’, several readers have asked us if we manage to live without money, or, alternatively, how much money we spend per month or per year.

Over recent years, it has become fashionable to say that almost every new development, whether it be a new farming initiative, an urban redevelopment, or a new technology, is good for biodiversity in one way or another, but one rarely hears anyone restati…

Alcoholic Drinks in the CountrysideIn Brittany, October is traditionally the month in which people started working on their annual cider production.

The subject of watering highlights many of the issues facing anyone who wants to grow their own food in today’s world.