Rob Handy

Performing a long-term, self-sufficiency experiment with forest gardening and sustainable bee-keeping.

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@JenniferParnham It does seem expensive until you realise that as long as you keep feeding them woodchips, you potentially have a lifetime supply of mushrooms 🍄🤗

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The wine cap mushroom spawn has successfully fruited! I really wasn't expecting it to work! I'm sure they'd be tasty if I knew how to cook them 😄 #winecapmushrooms #RobsDiscovery #ForestGarden #FoodForest #SelfSufficient #RobsForestGarden

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/xrhWs4DSly

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/jUcdI2JCeF

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Making Somerset cider the simple way, in one month, with one ingredient. Extracted from the forest garden's Katy & Egremont russet apple trees using a domestic apple scratter & fruit press. https://t.co/bBB5OhAPIw
#Somersetcider #scrumpy #homebrew #RobsDiscovery #RobsForestGarden

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/jzxPPlUkGa

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Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus). I've been trying to grow it, unsuccessfully, for six years now. Either the seeds don't germinate, it grows then quickly dies or gets demolished by slugs, pheasants, and this year… https://t.co/zyn9dM6HrM

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The Katy apples are at their peak plumpness, the press & scratter are greased, sterilised and rearing to go! The morning is cool & refreshing, perfect for finally getting round to making some cider! The first the… https://t.co/N0h9pdy0lx

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The Katy apples are so abundant this year that they need propping up! As I probably will after they get pressed into cider next month! 🍻😄 #ciderapples #katyapples #RobsDiscovery #RobsForestGarden #Horticulture… https://t.co/B2CWjvqmWq

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It's peach & grape heaven in the greenhouse this month 🍑🍇🤗 The trouble is that every blackbird in area has realised that too! ☺️ #gonnaeatalotofpeaches #wherebethatblackbirdto #greenhouselife #walapini… https://t.co/SNmnL4K8zV

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The common mullein's really got its feet under the table this year!! Not to boast about it but I'll never be short of toilet paper again! 😂 #verbascumthapsus #adamsflannel #beggarsblanket #RobsDiscovery… https://t.co/vdFwxTU2EK

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@EHMiltonJr Alas no truffles here. I did think about buying some truffle inoculated hazels when planting the first trees seven years ago but haven't given it a though since then.. Until now.. 🤔😄

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@EHMiltonJr Thank you very much, Edward 😊 I'll do my best!

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Does mugwort tea really help you remember your dreams? I drank some before bed a couple of nights ago and documented the results! It's now on my YouTube channel 'Rob's Discovery' (link in the bio) 🌿😴😁… https://t.co/ucQpwOMyMS

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It's World Green Roof day! 💚 So here are the food forest's six sedum rooves. The yurt, the log hive, the duck house, the shower shed, the outdoor kitchen & the root cellar. Though they're looking more brown than… https://t.co/nYVb8FzQek

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@ZetaRexOrbis I looked into ram pumps originally but seem to remember they require a flow of more than 3 gallons per minute to function, but had forgotten all about them until you reminded me! Are there any smaller scale no-power pumps, do you know? 🤔

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My water pump broke this morning. The afternoon was spent successfully repairing it. But it made me realise how dependent I am on it for keeping my plants, ducks & geese, and myself alive & healthy. I'm very grateful… https://t.co/ZO701VRfFJ

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@Alf6659 Opps!This one wasn't meant to make it to Twitter. Instagram shared it automatically. It makes more sense with the photo of me burning sage as a home cleanser.

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Sage smudging practice. #springcleaning #pathogensbegone #sagebenefits #sagesmudge #sagewisdom #RobsDiscovery #RobsForestGarden #FoodForest #SelfSufficient #GrowYourOwn #KitchenGarden #SustainableLiving https://t.co/A9hA4gRj5q

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Arrowheads, duck potato or katniss. Whatever you call them, these aquatic vegetables are a must-have in any pond. They're easy to grow and mightily tasty! #swamppotato #BroadleafArrowhead #Duckpotato #Katniss #Aquaticveg #RobsDiscovery
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The finished green roof. With a snug little gruffy hole of an entrance for the bees 🐝🤗. #DIYgreenroof #teletubbyhouse #hagridshut #customyurt #yurtlife #greenroof #secretbees #RobsDiscovery #RobsForestGarden… https://t.co/vXYPiMwAnF

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Oca & mashua planting day (how very Andean!) With a bonus toad in the hole! 🐸😮 #Andeancrops #tastytubers #sorrytoady #oxalistuberosa #tropaeolumtuberosum #RobsDiscovery #RobsForestGarden #Horticulture #FoodForest… https://t.co/3nEhXoJV6T