Localvore…….final week and a bag of flour After three weeks of going without grains and seeds and missing bread, pasta, rice, muesli and other staple products I have bought a bag of Eden Valley Biodynamic flour. Its mid winter and I decided to do this challenge (see more) only a couple of weeks before it … Read more
Localvore…..2 weeks in For the Month of July I am being a Localvore, that is I am eating what is grown here on the farm and trading some produce with other local growers from our town, Margaret River in the South West of Australia. I have also chosen not to use my car for the … Read more
Learn how to Grow Fish and Veggies at the same time with Tony Carruthers August 24th 2013 Tony Carruthers is coming to Margaret River in August to teach another course in home Aquaponics. Starting the day at Fair Harvest to learn the theory, you will then move on to Pamela Forward’s home in Margaret River … Read more
Swapping is the best Following The Joy of the Humble Spud There is a certain pleasure derived from swapping that you just cant get from buying and selling. Swapping involves people and stories, you can’t swap something without having a chat, quite often a cuppa and depending on the time of day a bottle of … Read more
The Joy of the Humble Spud Following Ode to the Broad Bean and Localvore for a Month After a week on the farm I woke up on Saturday morning to a beautiful, clear, freezing winters day and decided to ride my bike to the farmers market. It’s a 5 km ride sloping gently downhill all the … Read more
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/69794201[/vimeo] Jodie lane and Dorothee Perez are Fair Harvest Permaculture, just outside of Margaret River in Western Australia. Jodie and Dorothee embody and share everything they love and know about Permaculture, Community and the human spirit. Here Jodie tells us a little more about the history of Fair Harvest, what they do and where they … Read more
Ode to the Broad Bean (continued from “Plastic Free July…taking the challenge one step further” and Localvore for a month) I’ve always been impressed with broad beans (otherwise known as fava beans), they are truly a plant that grows with our seasons. Plant them when the rains start (you can still plant them now) and … Read more
Growers Shared Meal Wow what a fantastic idea from the wonderful Heather the Kitchen Crusader, to create a Pop up restaurant that deals in produce. Great idea till you really start getting down to the nitty gritty of “who brings what and how much and who buys the stuff that nobody brings???” but we weren’t … Read more
Localvore for a Month Following my last post where I set the guidelines for the month… (Eat food that we have grown here on the farm, Swap and barter with neighbours, Ride my bike and my horse only for transport, Cook only using wood (grown on the farm),Use only hot water from the wood stove or compost shower) Well here … Read more
PLastic Free July………taking the challenge one step further. I love the idea of plastic free July and how it has captured the imagination of so many people. Things really are starting to change, and in our small community of Margaret River more and more people are thinking seriously about the choices they make in … Read more