The Bauernhaus

A couple of years ago I posted about a little Holder H7 , which was turning out really handy for small jobs around the garden and orchard,...

If anyone thinks I spent most of the summer drinking cider and eating burgers in our yard, well, you'd be almost completely right. But I...

Last year we tripled the site of our orchard, from 1000 to 3000 square metres (3/4 of an acre in old money). At that time, there was a plot ...

The facade, around the 1930's, we think. Back at the end of 2010, when we bought our house (wow... I have to let that sink in for a ...

2018 was a strange year for our apples. The spring started warm and dry, and like all across Europe, the summer was a scorcher, and very dry...

The attic has been a thorn in my side for a few years now, and it's something that I return to, do a chunk of work on, and forget for ha...

Germany is pretty well known for its love of rules and regulations, and the area of making alcohol in the home is no exception. Home brewin...