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  • Yogurt Soap Recipe

    by Almost Off Grid
    I have discovered my new favourite homemade soap recipe. This Yogurt Soap Recipe makes a beautiful creamy white soap with just the right amount of bubbles, thanks to the Coconut and Olive Oils. If you enjoy making soap at home you are going to love it!
    Posted in Making

  • The Quick and Easy Way to make Homemade Yogurt

    by Almost Off Grid
    I have been making my own yogurt for years and years. If you've never made yogurt before, prepare to be amazed at how simple it is.
    Posted in Making

  • The Easy Way to Sterilise Jars for Preserving

    by Almost Off Grid
    We do a lot of preserving. It took me a while to find the easy way to sterilise jars. I used to sterilise jars in hot water. This was quite a lot o...
    Posted in Making

  • Making PPE on a 3D Printer

    by Almost Off Grid
    During this COVID-19 lockdown, you may have read articles about volunteers making Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on their 3D printers. We are one of those households. 
    Posted in Making

  • The most expensive Paella Pan in Europe. [Happy Easter.]

    by Almost Off Grid
    Once upon a time, we ran a childrenswear business. It was called Little Sunflowers. We ran it for 14 years, from 2004 until 2018. Many of our cust...
    Posted in Shop Life

  • Focaccia Art - Wild Garlic Focaccia Bread

    by Almost Off Grid
    If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know I've been having a go at the latest 'thing' in breadmaking: Focaccia Art. And it is currently wild garl...
    Posted in Recipes

  • Beekeeping - losing your first bee colony

    by Almost Off Grid
    We started beekeeping in the Spring of 2018. Losing your first bee colony isn't the ideal way to start your third season in beekeeping but, sadly,...
    Posted in Beekeeping

  • Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing

    by Almost Off Grid
    I make a lot of my own salad dressings, they're so easy to make yourself. But it took me a while to find a Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing Recip...
    Posted in Recipes

  • Providing a water source for Bees

    by Almost Off Grid
    This weekend we visited our bee hives. There were lots of honey bees drinking from the tray of water we put out for them. So why would we be provid...
    Posted in Beekeeping

  • Why Honey Bees Swarm, and who to call when they do

    by Almost Off Grid
    We had an unseasonably hot spell over Easter, and there have been reports of bees swarming already. Once you understand a bit about why honey bees ...
    Posted in Beekeeping

  • Bread Maker Bread Rolls with Malt & Bran

    by Almost Off Grid
    I posted recently about using Malt Extract in bread recipes instead of sugar. I have continued experimenting, and the results so far have been real...
    Posted in Recipes

  • What we've learned about Sustainable Beekeeping

    by Almost Off Grid
    We started keeping Bees in 2018. Having attended a lot of training and read more than you can possibly imagine, we decided that Sustainable Beekeep...
    Posted in Beekeeping