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Off Grid Living Festival 2025 Resources
In keeping with the sustainability and paperless aims of Off-Grid Living Festival and it's directors, this year we will be limiting our printed material, but have compiled it all here in a handy section, where you are welcome to visit and access as you wish.
Cooking with saffron
Saffron is an amazing spice, it can be used in both savoury and sweet and should be a stable in your kitchen, like salt. It also has numerous health benefits.
If you missed the talk or want to know more information, you can read our blog posts.
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Posted: February 01, 2023Categories: Saffron
Read more »Saffron has been used in herbal medicine for many centuries and is considered a warming and stimulating herb. It is also starting to be explored in western medicine.
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Read more »A few weeks ago I had the chance to sit down and talk to Angie Asimus for the National Farmers Federation podcast. Their aim is to share stories from the farm and connect
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Posted: October 21, 2021Categories: Saffron
Read more »Many of you who have been growing your saffron for several years now are asking, 'When should I lift?'. Well it depends, and here are the reasons.
The crispy potato recipe isn't currently published, but basically:
- Dice some potatos and par cook
- Into a pan with your favourite fat
- Add 10 drops of Saffron Extract, salt, pepper and parsley if you can be bother
- Enjoy!
You can get more recipe inspiration here
Saffron for health
Listed below is a summary of the research papers currently available regarding saffron and it's health benefits, including ADHD, blood pressure and macular degeneration
The Effects of Crocus sativus (Saffron) on ADHD: A Systematic Review 2024
Saffron therapy for the ongoing treatment of age-related macular degeneration 2024
Making Money on Your Farm Patch - Workshop
After our workshop you are welcome to print out additional copies of these resources, plus you'll find other useful resources here to continuing developing your business plan and strategy
SWOT Template.pdf
The Idea Pad.pdf
Porters Five Forces.pdf
Pestel Analysis.pdf
Additional Resources
Clockify - timesheeting app, useful to truly understanding how long activities take and therefore how much they cost.
Once you've developed your business idea, and have decided that it aligns with both your and your property's capabilities, it can be worth developing it further using the Business Model Canvas. It's a big tool, that really requires you to think and understand the market in detail. If you Google the phrase you can get further help or reach out to us to help you develop it.
Making Delicious Olives
If you didn't get a copy of the instructions for making your own delicous olive, grab a copy here.
You don't need to know what variety of olives you are growing, as all olives can be made into eating olive, but some will have more flesh, some will have less, some till take longer etc.
Below is a chart showing the most common varieties, you need to be looking at both leaf shape and fruit shape to get a good id.