naturalliving Tag Posts Index

Our One Year Anniversary On Our Land Is Today! 🌺🥳❤️‍🔥👋

Wow - today marks one full year since we first set foot on our land... We've been looking back on our time here, seeing how far we've come and what has already been

MAKING HOMESTEADING SUSTAINABLE

The very concept of ‘sustainability’ in homesteading has long been both a means of keeping people off of the land and, for those who are already on it, keeping them

Natural Fitness - a healthy mind in a healthy body

This morning, @clareartista and I woke up from a little bit of sunshine, making its way into our bedroom ( a couple of meters away from our bed ). It was still pretty

Four Seasons/ Lifetimes In One Day

a cabbage stump pyramid - potentially propogating... We just got through a(nother) tough few days, and I'd be worried about dwelling on the drama and milking attention

Giving In versus Giving Up 🙏🌟❤️‍🔥

We’ve been back in Guardia Sanframondi for almost a week now, and I am champing at the bit to get back to our land. But we can’t. It is simply not ready for this

How Should We Build? some musings on our first anniversary, as we prepare to create a handmade shelter

New beginnings in nature are a wonder: coming back to the land as we are doing, @vincentnijman and I, is full of potent potential and with memories - of my childhood

Escaping The Urban Drama and Enjoying Natural Peace

Dear Hive Friends and Homesteaders! I'm sitting at a finally-rather-pretty-looking table, drinking Earl Grey and listening to the rain outide - and dripping into

Countryside Life Diary/Diaria della Vita in Campagna

And then, while I was editing this post, the old man took two chickens with him ( probably for his wife to cook them up for their visiting family members ). And

35 Years Later... The Smells of my Childhood

The smell of warm water in a garden hose... it brings me back to Summer holidays in the South of France, in the mid to late 80s. Back then, my (Dutch) grandparents

First Days On A New Homestead!

Dearest Hive Homesteaders & Free-Living Folk! Well, what to say, about being on our new land - 11,000 square metres at 650 m elevation, in the northeast of Molise

MAKING A DREAM (SOVEREIGN HOMESTEAD) COME TRUE

Dear Hive Homesteading Friends, At long last I (actually, we!) have a homesteading story to begin;our adventure started a few days ago, and the seed is already sprouting

🌿 Eat Healthy, Live Better 💪

Paxabay Healthy food is not just a choice — it’s a lifestyle 🌟. When you eat fresh fruits 🍎, colorful veggies 🥦, nuts 🥜, and whole grains 🌾, you’re giving your

Embracing a New Path

There has to be a better way to live than this. That was the thought I held on to for years and that desire for better is what pushed me down a path towards

Waking At 4am To Give The Asparagus A Glass Of Water

So I got up at 4.30 am this morning to organise my asparagus…. Well, not specifically, but it seemed as good an occupation for sleeplessness as any, and the asparagi

Preserve & Ferment: A Community for Food Preservation and Fermentation Enthusiast

I have decided to change The Natural World community to focus on Food Preservation and Fermentation! This new direction reflects the incredible possibilities of

In the insect word every solution starts by breeding the problem.

In the agricultural sector when naturally destructive pests can end up having a dismal impact on a vast variety of crops as well as the storage of produce, finding

Phymateus Viridipes African Bush Grasshopper - Stock Photo

This photo was taken by myself on Inkonka Game farm, Limpopo South Africa, and shows a pair of Phymateus Viridipes more commonly known as African Bush Grasshoppers,

Household Food Production - A Work in Progress

Although still a very long way from its former glory and even further away from former levels of productivity, I must say that the farms food garden is making daily

Embracing a Natural Skincare and Makeup Routine: A Journey to Healthier Beauty Products

In her latest YouTube video, Katherine Sewing, a trusted beauty influencer and advocate for natural beauty, shares her years-long journey towards developing a healthier

A Beginner's Guide to Switching to Natural Products: Tips and Resources

In her YouTube channel, Kelsey shares her personal experience and recommendations on clean and natural products. With over two years of clean living, she offers