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How to harvest and cook chestnuts 

How to harvest and cook chestnuts 

Harvesting, a meaningful way of spending quality time with others. Last week I invited people to attend a chestnut harvest, for it is autumn! and chestnuts are bountiful in this area (Daylesford, Victoria, Australia) thanks to the work of previous generations who...

Preserving for beginners March classes

Preserving for beginners March classes

We have two classes scheduled for this month on Principles of Preserving. Due to Covid a number of cancellations have occurred hence this post is to let you know that spots have become available. See the workshop tab for details and tickets. Hooray! Cherries ready for...

How to create a living fence

How to create a living fence

This article first appeared in Sanctuary Magazine, the 55th edition (with a few changes made here for my blog). A big thank you to editor Anna Cumming for commissioning this piece for I really love writing about the things I really love. Living fences: Using plants to...

Strawberries cornflowers and volunteer fairies

Strawberries cornflowers and volunteer fairies

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...

Fungi Language

Fungi Language

New words have travelled and found me, making their home in my minds nest. Popping out clearly at times and hiding at the very bottom of my nest unretractable and reluctant when I need them most. Words new, such as pileus, lamellae, stipe, mycelia and hyphae. Over the...

Seasonal rhythms

Seasonal rhythms

It is spring and Madeline is here from Canada. And working with her is a dream. Her pace is calm and focused. Together we are working through various projects on our 15 acres of volcanic soil. In the morning we visit the hens. We place clean water in their heavy cast...

Panettone & thank you

Panettone & thank you

Thank you For sharing this year with me. It has been an experientially rich year. There have been many aspects that I have loved and am deeply grateful for. And I want to list some of those here. I am grateful to all the people that bring together community and that...

Swiss Italian Festival

Swiss Italian Festival

This place called Daylesford has offered me the opportunity to get back into lots of singing and my roots. I arrived from Italy when I was nine and could not speak a word of English, but thanks to the kindness and help of those around me, my memories of those early...

1950’s Eco House Sale – Reservoir- SOLD

1950’s Eco House Sale – Reservoir- SOLD

"Offered for private sale is this 1950's solid brick home that has been beautifully renovated to include energy saving and other sustainability features. The house is located within easy walking distance of Reservoir train station and has a wonderful established...

Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter

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Along Morgantis Rd

Along Morgantis Rd

On the way to our farm you will travel along Morgantis rd where the 1860s double storey brick home built by Maurizio Morganti takes you back to a time when Italians from all over Europe were migrating to Australia searching for a better life and an escape...

Sandra Long

Sandra Long

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Cohen

Cohen

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Ahlia

Ahlia

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Mia

Mia

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Ahlia

Ahlia

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