Designing a home for your hens

Discover the 'Chook Clock' - the ultimate poultry house and garden design. You'll also find some pointers on how to care for and your chooks.

Rounding up the volunteers

By encouraging 'volunteer' crops in your garden, you can keep weeds at bay and ensure a year-round supply of fresh food, writes JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS.

Backyard beekeeping

Taking on backyard beekeeping has been a steep learning curve for Linda Cockburn, but it's another satisfying step towards self-reliance.