Check out my article all about my allotment that I've recently taken over. It's easy to grow your own fruit and vegetables, even if you don't have an allotment. And with genetically modified foods, and the rise in prices at the supermarkets, growing your own is definitely worth it!

One of the oldest beverages known to mankind, tea is enjoyed by young and old in nearly every country of the world. While its early history is sketchy, I pieced together some fascinating facts to mull over, the next time you sip your next “cuppa.”

Tea has been in existence for over 4000 years and is probably the most popular hot beverage in the world. Although it contains twice as much caffeine as coffee, tea is lighter in weight, and therefore needs less to make a cup: thus less caffeine.

There many ways to grow using hydroponics, different methods different setups.

There are single plant systems where there's only one plant in a bucket and grown that way, and then you have where there are multiple plant setups like an ebb & flow system.

When you grow with a one plant you must first build the system. Of course you can purchase one online but it’s a way more interesting to do it yourself.