It’s not a lot, but it’s enough to bring down the grocery bill. We have a lot of food growing (soon the potatoes will be ready) and I feel pleased to be surrounded by things we have grown.

tomatoes of mixed heirloom varieties add colour on our dining table as they ripen in the warmth of our house

zucchinis picked on Saturday, enough to make a soup that will feed me for lunch all week

frozen blackberries, waiting to be made into jam

Tomatoes, picked on Saturday, ripening on the deck

These pumpkins will sit here until they’re eaten – I plan to make a soup next weekend

This cow is getting slaughtered tomorrow and will provide us with plenty of good meat for quite a while (we’re getting new freezer this week so we can store it)