The Homesteading UK Podcast

Mike and Al have finally managed to overcome the technical gremlins and return with the not-resolutions for 2026.

Mike and Al make a long-overdue return to assess the results of the 2025 non-resolutions show.

Mike and Al finally get back together to discuss a weird growing season in 2025. We discuss winners and losers for the year as well as how we've been preserving the gluts.

Part 2 of 2. We talk water shortages and bees.

Al and Mike get together for a june catch up. Part 2 to follow.

Mike and Al get together to discuss an unusual spring season so far. Bees, livestock and veggies feature prominently  amongst our typical ramblinhs and observations.

As we head in to spring, Mike and Al return for a catch up on recent events. They then take time to reflect on how the ebbs and flows of life can change your focus.

Your annual fix of our not-resolutions. We set ourselves some goals for 2025.

Its that time of year where we look back at the year gone by and set not-resolutions for the coming twelve months.

The second part of episode 70. We started in the kitchen and went all around the houses in our usual style.

Join Mike, Al and Paws as we gather together around the fire to catch up on the last two months. It's a long one, so I've split it into two parts. Listening through headphones is heartily recommended for the ambient noise of the fire crackling in the background.

Mike and Al return at the auspicious moment of a honey harvest, the first in a couple of years. Discussion cenyres aroind the beekeeping season, recent developments and Al's new workshop.

The second installment of episode 68. Thanks for listening

Mike and Al return with a catch up on the holidays and some suggestions for beating the pests, weather and anything else that's competing for your crops.

Mike and Al get together for a quick catch up ahead of the holoday season. They discuss a challenging growing year and reflect on the failures of the season so far. Sadly it\'s a short one, largely due to some technical issues with new software. Hopefully, it will be figured out ahead of the next episode.

Mike and Al get back together to chat about boom time in the garden before discussing planning for the winter and spring ahead.

It\'s a bit of a ramble through the seed sowing and planting out of the early season as Mike and Al catch up on their recent efforts. The second segment comes with our usual health warning: listening may lead to expanding your plans beyond your original scope.

Mike and Al catch up in the micro camper of dreams and chat spring sowing, tomatoes and tools.

Mike and Al are in the hot tunnel discussing the early shoots of the growing season. We then return to share ideas for daily homesteading activities which could be achieved in 15 minutes or less.

Mike and Al convene to discuss the successes and failures of 2023 and set themselves some targets for 2024.

After an unplanned hiatus, Al and Mike return from hibernation for a brief catch up in the wind and rain.

Mike and Al meet up after a storm Ciaràn induced extended break. We talk all things honesteading from the intervening weeks and the importance of an EDCC.

Mike and Al get together to discuss recent happenings at the farm and the allotment. They hit multiple tangents before ending up on five staples they have to buy in. They finish up with yet more tangents.

Mike and Al discuss the extended break and catch up on all things garden, bees and preserving.

Mike and Al talk garden, bees, self-sufficiency in fruit and in alcohol.

Mike and Al invite you to join them on the beach as they discuss recent events, self-sufficiency in Mackerel and preparing for winter and spring harvests.

Mike and Al return with the first garden update in a while, bees, prepping and a touch of Only Fools.

Mike and Al get together to chat bees and answer some questions from the Facebook group. Thanks for listening.

Mike and Al return to discuss how being self sufficient in certain crops might not mean having them all tear round. They discuss compost and swarm trapping before revealing the winner of the third anniversary giveaway.

Mike and Al are back to discuss spring finally starting to spring, Easter bunnies, chocolate eggs and male hens. Thanks for listening.

Mike and Al discuss recent sowings before moving on to the first of a new series of self-sufficiency tips. We discuss the fox, chicken, grain conundrum, why potatoes can\'t swim and geek out over bale arm crates. Thanks for listening.

Mike and Al discuss blow-away greenhouses, seed sowing and the rising demand for seeds as we return at the beginning of a new spring sowing season.

Mike and Al get together after an unusually long break to discuss getting their ducks in a row ahead of the sowing season starting in earnest.

Mike and Al return in the new year with a review of the goals set in 2022 and new ambitions for the new year. We discuss water storage, composting, efficiency and moonshine as we lay out the successes and failures of the past year and look forward to the new.

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.

Mike and Alan return with another episode of the podcast. We discuss out efforts through the month of May so far before moving on to a dive in to how growing vegetables can save you money. Given the current backdrop of price increases we suggest ways in which you can grow to save on your grocery bills.

In a world where we\'re all feeling the pinch, Mike and Alan discuss starting up homesteading on a budget. We quickly realise we may have been a bit too generous with it, but come and join in the game on the Facebook group. You\'re starting with a few basic tools and a basic kitchen set up. How far can you make £50 go in setting up a new homestead?

It\'s a quick turnaround this time as we get together to make nucleus boxes for swarm trapping. Amid the the drills and bandsaw, we discuss spring gardening, building swarm traps and quail. Please send feedback via our Facebook group.

Mike and Alan invite you to join them from the woods as they eat sausages and discuss recent events in the garden and on the farm. Our attention later turns to beekeeping and swarm trapping with a brief how to guide.

Mike and Alan catch up about recent events and reflect on the impact of recent world events. Needless to say our thoughts are with all impacted.

Mike and Alan return with season 2 and finally share stories from Mike\'s new venture as a self sufficient farmer. We discuss the past month of self sufficiency and share some tips for late February preparation. Thanks for listening.