by Mara | Dec 12, 2018 | Harvests, In the Garden
In November after the November frost I planted about 70 tomatoe plants in Orto two…Ralf had said ‘wait another week after cup day because there is a frost coming’…’great and thank you’…so I waited. The tomato seeds I had sown...
by Mara | Oct 26, 2018 | In the kitchen, Preserving
At the Daylesford Sunday market I met Nardia, the cheese maker. It’s the first time I have met a local cheese maker. A small scale, hands on artisan cheese maker who supports her family by making cheese. Had I been travelling through France, Italy, Spain or the...
by Mara | Sep 4, 2018 | Composting, Design, In the Garden, Soil
I’m letting all the summer tomato plants rot in the garden. Why take them out? I want all the organic matter to remain, to decompose so that I can dig it into the spring soil. In spring lots of tomato plants will self germinate and I will transplant them into...
by Mara | Jul 20, 2018 | In the Garden
The most important photo in this post is that of my friend Sam. I met her in year ten when we bonded over Bronte novels. She has been my friend for 29 years and her friendship has been a constant, steady stream of support, love and wisdom. I have often said to her...
by Mara | May 21, 2018 | Harvests, In the Garden, In the kitchen, Propagation, Pruning
I made soap again, this time with Maria. Maria from Veneto Italy. Maria who makes excellent gnocchi and really simple, delicious pasta dishes. Maria the fantastic pizzica/bio-dancer. Maria who corrected my Italian when I made mistakes. Maria who got a bit impatient...
