This archive brings together practical, experience-led articles from The Backyard Farmer, covering gardening, DIY, indoor growing, foraging, reviews, and sustainable living. Each post is written with real-world use in mind — focusing on working with nature, building practical skills, and making sustainable choices more accessible.
Introduction Drying fruit in an oven (often called oven dehydrating fruit) is one of the easiest and most accessible ways to preserve seasonal produce. If you want to learn Drying fruit in the oven is one of the easiest ways to preserve seasonal produce at
THE easiest way to peel tomatoes right here. ‘How to peel tomatoes in 3 easy steps’ is the definitive guide to getting those pesky skins off your tomato. Other ways to peel tomatoes, we’ve got that covered to
Introduction Food is expensive — and it’s only getting worse. At the same time, plastic packaging wraps almost everything we bring home. Somewhere along the way, in most modern UK kitchens, we lost the simple, practical knowledge of how to store vegetables UK households actually