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

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

19 April 2016

simple living, traditional foods, homegrown produce

Introducing bees to our garden farm

Camilla Ainley

19 April 2016

simple living, traditional foods, homegrown produce

As far back as I can remember, I've been fascinated by bees and the incredible medicines that they offer. Honey, propolis, bee pollen, venom and royal jelly are some of the most potent natural medicines that nature provides. Its no wonder bee keepers are some of the longest living people on the planet.

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.