Two little jars of goodness! #homemade #selfsufficient #rhubarbchutney #sauerkraut #fermentation #paulssonpaleo #paleolifestyle #gift #blog #movetoSWE

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The Mills Visit

Off foraging…yay! (image: N.D.Mills)

We had Family Mills pay us a visit in the middle of their Swedish Summer Road Trip from Gothenburg to Mora. It was great to see them all again, especially as Tora had a couple of friends, Freya and Hugo, to mess around with for a couple of days.

Grilling meat.

The weather was fantastic and we were outside everyday, walking, foraging, swimming, and BBQ'ing - all in all a great couple of days. Whilst we grilled meat on the fire pit, we finally made good use of the rustic log table we made with Liz and Laurence (guests in June!). It was great and blends in perfectly with the natural surroundings.

The Table.

Boiling stones. As you do. #paulssonpaleo #selfsufficiency #fermentation #sauerkraut

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Mushrooms are starting to pop up, but I'll give this colorful one a miss... #paulssonpaleo #selfsufficiency #magicmushroom

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Let me out to play....#cats #stablecats #newbies #movetoSWE #paulssonpaleo #paleolifestyle #blog

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After a lot of pushing and shoving, hay is safely tucked away in the dry. #workout #movinghay #sheepbedding #paulssonpaleo #paleolifestyle #workout #blog #movetoSWE

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Today's workout-moving 500kgs of hay from a trailer to the stables...with our barehands! #movetoSWE #paulssonpaleo #paleoretreat #sheepbedding #blog #workout

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Winter mattress filling for our sheep. #paulssonpaleo #selfsufficiency #sheep

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For today's caveman coffee we had to seek refuge from the rain in the not-so-caveman barn. #paulssonpaleo

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Butter, coconut oil and coffee. Waking up becomes that less painful. #paulssonpaleo #bulletproof

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Hot day cutting yet more grass! #winterfodder #grass #paulssonpaleo #movetoSWE #blog #paleoretreat #gutefår #sheepfood #moveyourdna

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Cramped working conditions! #hayloftalterations #hayfeverhell #grass #winterfodder #sheep #gutefår #selfsufficient #paulssonpaleo #blog #paleoretreat #movetoSWE

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Courgette from the veg garden ready for roasting #selfsufficient #veg #kitchengarden #paulssonpaleo #paleoretreat #blog #movetoSWE

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Your daily carrot. #paulssonpaleo #wonkyproduce #selfsufficiency

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A great double act join the family. #stablecats #kittens #blog #paulssonpaleo #movetoSWE #paleoretreat #cats

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Recycling timber planks for a new hay loft in the stables. #reuse #selfsufficient #timber #movetoSWE #paleolifestyle #paulssonpaleo #blog #sheepfood #sheep #winterfodder

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Double, Double Toil and Trouble. Fire Burn, and Cauldron Bubble.

There is no fire involved in what we are making, but there are loads of jars of vegetables bubbling away in our kitchen and we are bubbling with excitement!

We are currently planning our courses for this fall and first off is a foundation course in fermenting. We are chopping, stomping and researching, ready for the 6th and 19th of September. Check it out on our website here.

Sheep ignore me! #gutefår #sheep #selfsufficient #paulssonpaleo #paleoretreat #blog #wool #farming #livestock #organic #movetoSWE

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I never tire of these woods. #paulssonpaleo #naturewalks

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Breakfast prep. Cauliflower porridge, courtesy of @halsasomlivsstil #paulssonpaleo

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Paleo on tour. Food that travels well. #paleo #paulssonpaleo #trainlunch

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Carrot of the day. The octopus. #paulssonpaleo

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Crisp cycle to school this morning, only 8 degrees out. But the cycle home was over 20 degrees! #layeredlycra #sfi #cycle #blog #paulssonpaleo #movetoSWE #roadbike

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Re-using salmon pink sanitary ware as a duck pond. #selfsufficient #indianrunnerducks #70sbathtub #digging #rocks #movetoSWE #blog #paulssonpaleo #paleolifestyle

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Yoga with a view. #yoga #paulssonpaleo

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Our ducks just chilling out. #paulssonpaleo

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Morning walk in mushroom land. #paulssonpaleo #vivobarefoot

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Self-Sufficiency Update

So, I thought I'd give an update on the self-sufficiency project we have going on... I don't know about the rest of Europe, but we probably experienced the coldest and windiest spring in living memory in Sweden. We had to keep reminding ourselves of this, so that we didn't get discouraged by the slow progress in the vegetable patch. It is only when our fellow vegetable growers complained about losing two thirds of their squash plants in the cold that I could relax and think "it is not just me or the land that can't grow vegetables!"

Beautiful rainbow chard

Up until the middle of July, we had some lettuce, onion tops, chives and radishes from the vegetable patch. Nothing else was done yet, regardless of how many times a day I inspected progress.

Parsnips for a fermentation experiment

Everything has started ripening now and August seems to be our month! Carrots, parsnips, courgettes, potatoes, cabbages are all doing great and we are finally able to be self-sufficient for our vegetable needs. Hooray! We'll see how long we can go on.
Our hens have finally started laying eggs again after aaages. Two were looking after chicks and one was just broody. We are far from self-sufficient on eggs, but with with the addition of two hen-chicks hatched this year, we will be a little bit closer next year. For now, we will just enjoy their quirky company and thank them for the great fertiliser.

Finally! Keep the eggs coming!

Foraging has been really successful with blueberries coming out of our ears and Mamma Paulsson finding mushrooms in the woods. The lingonberry season is just starting and there are more mushrooms on their way. Exciting times ahead.

This was just the start of the blueberry frenzy

This is what I wrote in April: Self-Sufficiency in Kannesten.

Carrot of the day. Purple dancer. #paulssonpaleo

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Fantastic day for a hike and caveman coffee. Great fun! #paulssonpaleo

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Carrot of the day. Lazy carrot. #paulssonpaleo

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Colourful chard for dinner tonight. #selfsufficiency #paulssonpaleo

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Perfect gifts for a crayfish party...homegrown carrots and organic red wine! #paulssonpaleo #eatseasonably #selfsufficient #movetoSWE #blog #harvesting

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PaulssonPaleo Photo Gallery

We have just added a new 'Gallery' menu to our website. This links directly to our flickr site and our gallery of photos, making it easier for you to see what we have been up to. We plan to upload new photos on a regular basis, so go check it out!

Click on PaulssonPaleo Gallery to view it.

Won't win any beauty contests, but will hopefully taste good. #selfsufficiency #paulssonpaleo

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Freshly picked salad for breakfast #selfsufficient #growyourown #eatseasonably #paulssonpaleo #blog #movetoSWE

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Work meeting nowadays, part II. #paulssonpaleo #gårdshult

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Yoga Hooray!

Next week I am off to the big city to commence my yoga teacher training. Woohoo! These last few weeks I have been studying and practicing ahead of the official start next weekend. The more I immerse myself in yoga, the more excited I get about starting my new adventure.

I can't wait to learn more and then bring some yoga to Simlångsdalen!

Utthita hasta padangusthasana or "Extended hand to big toe pose" in Gårdshult nature reserve

First litre of the year. Love lingonberries! #selfsufficiency #paulssonpaleo

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Work meetings nowadays, part I. #paulssonpaleo #mobility #barefoot

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Paleobollar inför söndagens stenåldersfika och vandring i Gårdshult. Hör av er till Tallhöjden vid intresse! #paulssonpaleo

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Cherry tomato shaped like... Fill in the blank. #selfsufficiency #paulssonpaleo

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Sheep Crush

The sheep have now been with us for a little more than two weeks and our love for them just keeps growing (mine anyway!!). 

They have finally lost some of their fear of their new hosts and now come a-bleating when we come into the field. Ok, I admit, we had to bribe them. As per instructions from our very own sheep expert Mr B, this is an important part of getting to know your new fourlegged friends. 

We tried grains, but as they are obviously completely paleo, they just ran away. 

We tried carrots, but they were still not interested, and probably a bit insulted.  

And then we tried leaves... Bingo!

Lilac is such a treat

Grilling with guests! @duncanmills #paleoretreat #movetoSWE #grilling #blog #paulssonpaleo

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Slacklining...great way to work core and improve balance (if you can stay on it!) #slacklining #practicemakesperfect #blog #paulssonpaleo #workout #movetoSWE

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