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A peak into my garden

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by Erin B on June 17, 2013

Following on from an earlier post about the amazing garden I visited in Coromandel Valley, I figured it was probably time to bring you an update of what’s been going on in our garden. We had an interesting summer season at our place, the wicking bed was certainly a great addition to the garden, however [...]

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On Sunday, P and I decided to do something a little different and headed up to Coromandel Valley to check out an Open Garden at a place known as ‘That Red House’, which is owned by Luke and Talia Borda. This was my first time going to an open garden and as we drove along [...]

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Eggplant and Chickpea Curry – Vegan

Eggplant & Chickpea Curry

by Erin B on February 3, 2013

This dish was a bit of  a happy accident. I’ve started picking eggplants off the small bush in the front yard and so finding things to do with them has become a bit of a focus, it’s not a challenge that is at all worth complaining about, but the sense of worry and anticipation I [...]

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Crumbed Zucchini Flowers

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by Erin B on January 1, 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013! I’m sitting here on my porch, in the heat of the summer sun, watching the tomatoes grow and taking stock of everything that has taken place over the past 12 months. It has been a busy year for me, one of highs and lows. As seems customary this [...]

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Wicking Bed Update and an In Bed Worm Tower

November 16, 2012

Business in the wicking bed is churning along mighty nicely at the moment, the tomato plants are at that stage where they appear to be shooting up every other day and the zucchini at the end of the row is laden with fruit and flowers. Watering has been an absolute dream this year and I [...]

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Saturday Favourites

October 27, 2012

As the weeks fly by at an alarming rate I can hardly believe that we are back to hayfever, spring planting and warm days with cool nights so soon. It seems as though it was only yesterday that I was lamenting the loss of my last tomato crop and yet here I am planting out all [...]

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Adelaide Showground Farmers Market

Adelaide Showground Farmers Market

August 14, 2012

One of my favourite things to do on a Sunday morning is grab my trusty trolley and head to the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market. It has become an important ritual and each visit is a reminder of just how special eating seasonally can be. I have my secret parking space, my routine on arrival and [...]

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Orzo Pasta with Preserved Lemon, White Beans & Caramelised Mushroom

August 12, 2012

I’ve been having some great fun experimenting with preserved lemon this week, adding them to anything I can think of. This dish encapsulates a number of those experiments, providing a nutritious balance of grains, beans, veg and nuts. Orzo is a fantastic pasta to work with, it cooks in no time at all and brings [...]

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In the Garden

July 23, 2012

I saw a post on Facebook today from the awesome folk at The Diggers Club, reminding us that it was about time to start thinking about which varieties of tomato we would be planting this season. It occurred to me at this point that it had been far too long since I updated you all [...]

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Update from the Garden – April 2012

April 10, 2012

Hi Folks! It’s been a while between posts and it’s been troubling me greatly. There has been lots going on at our place over the last few weeks, nothing terribly exciting though. The usual pressures of work and study seemed to reach a bit of a crescendo a couple of weeks ago when I found [...]

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Update from the garden: Invasion of the furry critters.

December 29, 2011

Hi Folks, Well, I suspect I spoke too soon in my earlier post about how well things were going out in the garden. About two weeks before Christmas I was anxiously awaiting the ripening of a beautiful bunch of Tigerella’s, some Zucch’s and my first ever crop of beans. The Tom’s had turned that ominous [...]

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Update from the Garden – Raised Bed Stage 2: Soil

October 8, 2011

Hi Everyone, It has been a tough week as you might have gathered. One thing that has really helped keep me sane has been getting my garden ready for the warm weather and getting the new bed ready for planting. Last weekend we filled the bed with soil and over the last couple of days [...]

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Update from the Garden – Raised Bed Stage 1

September 25, 2011

Today was a gorgeous day outside and we decided to put a raised bed into a spot that was starting to look a little shabby. I’d been growing kale, cabbage and some other greens there in containers so we decided to put a bed in there to see how it would go. We started out [...]

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A bit from the garden

April 18, 2011
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