29 June 2016

ecology, homegrown produce, nutrition, organic farming, self-sustainable, simple living, traditional foods

Honey Harvest

29 June 2016

ecology, homegrown produce, nutrition, organic farming, self-sustainable, simple living, traditional foods

Its a beautiful cool Ramadan evening in our little oasis home in the Sahara desert of Egypt. We're gathering and processing our first harvest of honey from our newly installed bees...

Camilla Ainley

28 May 2016

community, ecology, home schooling, homegrown produce, organic farming, organic fruits, self-sustainable, simple living

Ancient Tools and Farming Practices

Camilla Ainley

28 May 2016

community, ecology, home schooling, homegrown produce, organic farming, organic fruits, self-sustainable, simple living

Pre-summer is a busy time of year in the little oasis garden farm. Fresh spring water is flowing through the mud and sand water channels, keeping our oasis farm well hydrated as the weather hots up...

Camilla Ainley

24 May 2016

Desert Trips, home schooling, homegrown produce, nutrition, organic farming, simple living, meditation

A day in the life

Camilla Ainley

24 May 2016

Desert Trips, home schooling, homegrown produce, nutrition, organic farming, simple living, meditation

People often ask us what we do all day living in a desert oasis in a remote part of the Sahara, as if we just sit around all day on a giant pile of sand twiddling our thumbs in the shade of a palm tree. The reality is life here is incredible busy, active and unbelievably sociable...

Camilla Ainley

27 April 2016

simple living, organic farming, ecology, home schooling

Falcons in the Fireplace

Camilla Ainley

27 April 2016

simple living, organic farming, ecology, home schooling

Our closest neighbors are about a 15 minute walk and inside their farm they have a traditional Egyptian mud built pigeon house. After noticing that their baby pigeons were going missing en mass, they decide to inspect, discovering a falcon's nest high up in the structure.

Allie Astell

29 March 2016

organic farming, nutrition, medicinal herbs, self-sustainable

Life on the Garden Farm

Allie Astell

29 March 2016

organic farming, nutrition, medicinal herbs, self-sustainable

Our garden farm is watered by an ancient Pharonic spring and is abundant in herbs, fruits and happy animals. We keep goats, chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits which are all pasture fed and organic, and spend their days foraging outside in the sunshine. We grow herbs, including aloes, moringa, basil, eucalyptus, rosemary and thyme to name just a few.

About Camilla

Camilla has been barefoot free-range living since 2006 in an organic garden farm, in a remote tribal oasis in the Sahara desert. She is originally from London and lives with her family in Siwa, where all her three children were born.

This blog is about health and wellness, spiritual growth, re-connecting with the wild and what it's like to be raising a family and sustainably living in the world's largest desert.