I’m saying it out loud, I’m writing it down, I’m telling friends and family, yet still it seems like a delicious fantasy. A wildly adventurous, unashamedly romantic, ridiculously out-of-the-box idea …
Dig on Dad
My Dad’s been gone now for nearly 14 years. Time has, of course, softened the loss but I know that he will always drift into my thoughts when I’m in …
Rootin’ around
While waiting impatiently for my new work contract to begin, I have been keeping busy in my favourite way: harvesting the last winter crops from my garden and working out …
Kombucha from Pakistan via Abu Dhabi to Perth
While in the backseat of a cab en route to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi last year, I had this box of Pakistan’s finest thrust enthusiastically into …
A healthy addiction
I am addicted to buying seeds. I don’t need any more; have way more than I can possibly sow or plant. But I go a little giddy when the gardening …
Changing the world through permaculture
Impressively erudite yet refreshingly down-to-earth, the inspiring David Holmgren shares his thoughts on how grass roots permaculture can change the world.
Citrus chips ahoy!
I may have finally harvested the last of the Tahitian lime tsunami and the inaugural Rangpur limes but the rest of the citrus is just getting underway. Parrots cheekily taste-testing the …
Rangpur lime gimlets, oh baby!
I wasn’t sure how I was going to use my first ever harvest of Rangpur limes. A friend had given me a stunted little tree in a pot and it had …
War On Waste: winning hearts + minds
The ABC TV’s recent three-part series, War On Waste, has been phenomenally successful in penetrating the mainstream consciousness. It’s a part of conversations in the schoolyard, at my local shops …
Catching the fermenting bug
Recently, I’ve been enamoured with the idea of fermenting, namely for its incredible health benefits and also the practical solution it offers for garden gluts and waste minimisation (another current …
The Preservation Society
“Father: It’s been nine months since my last confession.”Nah, I’m not religious but Holy Moly has it been a long time between drinks on this blog! Busy, busy, yeah you’ve …
Gin & tonic anyone?
Why does lime season not coincide with gin and tonic season? It’s just not right. This is but a small sample of the tsunami of limes coming off my Tahitian lime …
Sunday Mango Magic
I can’t believe that I once hated the funky taste and slimy texture of mangoes. Now I think they’re divine! So when we went to the Kalamunda Markets last Sunday and …
Medicinal lunchbox for happy chooks
Now that we have reticulation to approximately 90% of Edgefield, a world of opportunity for planting perennials has opened up, which was previously unsustainable. Slowly but surely I’m developing the perennial …
Rockmelon, but not as you know it
Yes this is rockmelon (or cantaloupe for my North American friends) not pumpkin. It’s an heirloom variety called ‘Delice de la Table’ and it’s fragrant, juicy, firm and absolutely delicious. …
The scourge of being organised
I have a list. Actually I have many lists. I even have CATEGORIES for lists. Part of me thinks that’s a sad, sorry little confession and part of me is unrepentant, even proud …
Sunshine & love in a jar
We simply couldn’t eat them fast enough, those soft, scarlet globes of goodness. Something had to be done because there was no way I was going to watch the mountain …
Abundance in Gidgegannup
At the invitation of a dear old school friend, we recently headed to her glorious farm ‘Lilydale’ in Gidgegannup (15 minutes from Edgefield in Mundaring) for a divine afternoon of swimming, …
Blissed out on tomatoes
This is what it’s all about. We arrived home from our two-week holiday in Denmark after a 5 ½ hour drive to a clean house, dinner in the fridge (thanks …
