by Mara | Oct 28, 2014 | Garden meals, In the kitchen
It is time to feature broad beans in my kitchen. With a rich harvest I am committed to cooking broad beans with every meal. And while for some this might sound like a dire situation, for me the challenge of celebrating one ingredient in the kitchen for the length of...
by Mara | Oct 28, 2014 | Fauna & Flora, In the Garden
It’s getting a little strange in the garden. More and more of the garden is looking white instead of green. I am having to cover all my crops with bird netting; the cherry tree, plum tree, raspberry and boysenberry plants, lettuce, basil, Bok choy, kale,...
by Mara | Oct 20, 2014 | In the Garden, Propagation
The greenhouse makes growing my own seedlings a huge pleasure. Once the seedlings have established and are ready to be taken out into the garden, I open up the bi fold doors of the greenhouse to harden off the seedlings before planting them out. Over the past three...
by Mara | Oct 17, 2014 | In the Garden, Urban Greening
One of the big reasons I love gardens is because as is well known but mostly taken for granted, it is plants that produce the oxygen we breathe. Whether that plant be a rose, or an indigenous grass or a tomato, all plants photosynthesise and produce oxygen in the...
by Mara | Oct 8, 2014 | Baking, In the kitchen
Bread fever has not died. I am as keen to make bread as ever before and I am getting faster too. On the weekend it was fresh bread heaven. We sat 6 at our table. The loaves of warm bread sitting on the cooling rack ready for slicing. The table was laid out with...