by Mara | Feb 22, 2021 | In the Garden, In the kitchen
Our wetland in Autumn Every year we host a tour or two, to talk with you about all that we have done, all that we have learned. Our home and farm stay are built from straw. Our land had not a single tree and now it has many. A wetland we made with hundreds of aquatic...
by Mara | Feb 14, 2021 | In the kitchen
Sunday 21st February 3-6pm at ORTO Farm Blampied, just outside of Daylesford. Using traditional soap making skills, it is possible to make a years’ worth of soap in just one day. We will make two batches of soap: One using plant based oils and the other using lard....
by Mara | Feb 11, 2021 | Harvests, In the kitchen, Preserving, Uncategorized
Volunteer fairies are back! And I am so happy to have their support. At this time of the year the strawberry harvest is bountiful. We have been drying strawberries on a regular basis. They keep well in glass jars, their flavour a concentrated summer explosion. We are...
