Mike and Alan are back talking fire, wood and venison as we catch up on recent events around our homesteads. We go on tk discuss Christmas on a budget as we a look to tighten our belts this festive season.

Al and Mike get together again to discuss the continuing warm (for the time of year) weather. We discuss Labneh and bacon before responding to some comments from the Facebook group. Many thanks to everyone who contributed.

Mike and Al catch up over the annular ritual of the honey harvest. We talk about the unseasonably warm October we've been experiencing and how it is impacting our practices before espousing the virtues of bacon. Apologies for some dodgy editing and thanks for listening.

Mike and Al get together to discuss early October on the respective homesteads. We talk late harvests, early sowings and booze. Thanks for listening.

We're back talking foraging, harvest, preserving, energy and especially wood stoves. Hear what Mike has been up to on the farm and how the honey harvest has gone this year after the disastrous start.

Mike and Alan have a general catch up on the season so far. Things have been going well, especially at the farm, so we talk harvest and sowing as well as timber and preparing for the winter ahead.

Mike and Alan return with what should have been part 2 of episode 9, glutbusters. We're at the farm working on a glut of courgettes as we discuss how to deal with gluts of courgettes, borlotti beans and tomatoes. There's quite a bit of background noise as a result. Recipes to follow on the Facebook group.

Alan and Mike return for a brief catch up on the events of the last few weeks. We talk weather, tomatoes and life laundry. A few apologies to be made for the slow turn around, my cough in the early part of the recording, my appalling editing and no second segment this week. There's lots of worthwhile content here though, so many thanks for listening.

Mike and Al discuss cooking good food to save money and get into the weeds of money saving recipes including some serious post-war dessert recipes. We also have the usual catch up on sowing, weeding, watering and harvesting as well as an update from the apiary. Thanks for listening.

Mike and Alan return to discuss a hectic start to summer. We talk about sowing, planting and bees amongst other things as we tour Alan's allotment. Discussion then turns to tips for saving money on your shopping bill. Thanks for listening.