And The Beet Goes On …
Those who’ve read my blog before will know I have a passion for growing and eating beetroot. This, alongside a …
Tag Archives: food
Maggie’s Garden
I have a thing about odd numbers; I don’t like the number 133 for example. But I don’t mind multiples …
You Say Tomaytoes, I Say Tomahtoes, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
They say, when you have writer’s block, you should write about something you know. Well, I can honestly say, after …
The Paddocks Of My Mind – A Farmer’s Perspective On Food Production
I grew up on the outskirts of a country town in NSW, and spent my younger years mucking about on …
When to Give Up … Or Where Do I Put the New Mulberry Tree?
Keen readers of this blog will have noticed the penchant of its author to quote song lyrics by way of …
What’s Hot, and What’s Not in 2013
I thought I’d get in early with a list for 2013. The problem lies with the definition of hot. So …
A Small Place
I’ve unashamedly stolen the title of this post from Jamaica Kincaid, who, in the late 1980s, returned to the island …
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
Every gardener needs the equivalent of Neil Young‘s maid, someone to do the boring jobs, leaving the gardener’s mind free …
A Man of Mettle – Ben’s Nettle Soup Recipe
Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it …
Fukushima is Here
On March 11th in 2011 a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that swept through the …
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