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Garden
Small space vegetable gardening
I love discovering new techniques and approaches to my Make and Mend pursuits and this one looks a cracker, says Clare Flynn. Square Foot Gardening (SFG) is a way to use a small amount of ground to grow a large number of different ...
Food
Making jams, pickles and preserves
Some of the most popular posts on our website are about making jams, preserves and pickles. One of the keys of our make and mend philosophy is to take advantage of things we can grow. We've published lots of pieces on this topic as well ...
Interiors
The fabulous Homemade Home
The Homemade Home is the absolute to-die-for book for Make and Menders. Sania Pell has served up a delicious cocktail of tempting ideas and projects that are easy to do as well as beautiful and incredibly creative. Sania is a stylist ...
Garden
Secret Seed story book and seed pack competition for members
We love the Secret Seed Society and have written about them before. They create books and seed kits as wonderful stimulus to encourage small children to grow seeds and cook things. It's all designed for supervised play for children aged 3 ...
People
Janet Street-Porter shows us her way – win the book!
Janet-Street Porter shares her tips for sustainable living with her modern take on thrift, well being, modern manners and self-sufficiency
Food
Hugh’s Fearnley-Whittingstall’s book and his love of packed lunches
Award winning writer, broadcaster, food campaigner and restaurant owner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall talks about food, why making his wife’s packed lunch is so important and reveals he was a picky eater as a child. Guess what his ...
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New Debbie Bliss download and fab competition
Grab your free download from the latest book by leading knitting designer Debbie Bliss and enter our great new competition to win a copy of her Tips for Knitters. Plus you can save 25% of the book's price when you buy it through ...
Have you got an idea for an article or story?
Whether you’re a seasoned wordsmith or turning your hand to writing for the first time - we’d love to hear from you. Send an email to the address below and we’ll send you our free guide to Writing for Make it and Mend it. It’s full of great advice and could help you get published elsewhere on the web. (Just remember who gave you your big break.)
