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Book Launch and Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop!

Book Launch and Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop!

With Author Jade Miles and Graftsman Charlie Showers at ORTO Farm, Blampied. An exciting event with these wonderful humans! From Black Barn Farm in Stanley, Victoria. Charlie and Jade at their Black Barn Farm fruit orchard. Jade’s recently published book “Future...

Soap – Season Two

Soap – Season Two

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...

Boysenberry harvest over – pruning can start soon

Boysenberry harvest over – pruning can start soon

In December there are boysenberries - which are a blackberry hybrid We have been growing them for the past five years or so. Our crop has survived the heat of summers past. It has been easy to grow these berries, and hence I strongly encourage you to have a go,...

Tree observations

Tree observations

The quince tree has taught me to be more observant. When I bought the tree about three years ago I did not notice how twisted its branches were until after I had planted it. To give the tree a more open canopy and to spread the branches a little away from each other I...