Roots and Resilience

Remember all those butternut squashes? 🌱

Well, they’ve now become one of our favourite winter soups.

Today I’m pressure canning a batch so we’ve got homemade soup sitting on the shelf, ready for the colder months. No preservatives, no mystery ingredients—just simple food we’ve grown ourselves.

🥣 Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

• 12 small butternut squashes, peeled and chopped
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp mild curry powder
• 5g salt (or to taste)
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3.5 litres vegetable stock

Bring everything to the boil and simmer until the vegetables are soft. Blend until smooth, return to the pan and bring back to the boil before ladling into hot jars ready for pressure canning.

I don’t add cream before canning because dairy doesn’t preserve well. If you’d like a creamier soup, simply stir some in when you heat it up. Leave it as it is and it’s completely vegan.

Simple food. Home grown. Ready for winter.

Have you ever pressure canned soup? Let me know below.

No power.

No TV.
No internet.
No Google.
No ChatGPT.

Most of us could easily go 24 hours without food.

But could your system cope for 24 hours without electricity?

How would you cook? Stay warm? Find reliable information? Charge your phone? Keep in touch with your family?

This week’s video isn’t about doom and gloom. It’s about building simple backup systems that make everyday life more resilient.

🎥 Watch the full video here:
https://youtu.be/RD8OKBK9MvY?si=eLaUf1pTyYz2KTJu

I’d love to know your answer…

Could your system last 24 hours?

Breakfast in our house is never peaceful… 😂🐔

Sarah just wanted a quiet breakfast, but the chickens had other plans! The moment food appears, it’s game over — they’re straight onto the bench, into her lap, and trying their luck with every bite. Personal space? They’ve never heard of it! They’re convinced if you’re eating, it’s definitely for them.

As chaotic as it is, this is exactly why we love keeping chickens. They give us fresh eggs, help around the garden, and bring so much personality into our daily lives. Each one is different, and they never fail to make us laugh.

It might be noisy, messy, and completely unpredictable… but we wouldn’t have it any other way! 🥰

Would your breakfast survive four hungry chickens? 🐔🍳