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  • 5 Common Food Forest Mistakes

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Here at Tinui Food Forest I get to meet a lot of Food Foresters - and many aspiring Food Foresters. When I talk with them I share the mistakes I h...
    Posted in Food Forest

  • Living willow maze now summer ready!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Living willow maze now summer ready! Spent the day trimming and tidying the maze. Big job! I first planted the maze not long after we started the F...
    Posted in Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors, Maze

  • First spring harvest- a lovely bunch of mint!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    First spring harvest- a lovely bunch of mint! Mint is going mad at the moment- the first flush of spring growth is happening. Mint really loves...
    Posted in Farm shop, Food Forest, herb, Vegetables

  • Time to get serious about olives!

    by Deb Butterfield
    Inspired by my recent visit to the Mediterranean - went out and bought a few more olive trees! We've already got a number of olive trees growing ...
    Posted in Food Forest, Greece, Olive, Olive Tree

  • Hills Be Gone!

    by Deb Butterfield
    After some serious digging work 2 piles (felt like mountains!) of earth moved. Amazing what one mad woman with a vision and a shovel can do! And...
    Posted in arches; garden arches, Climbers, Food Forest, Garden bed, Kitchen Garden, Raised garden, Vegetables

  • Cabbage bowl still looking good!

    by Deb Butterfield
    I made a few of these a while back- using cabbage leaves as a sort of mold for the mortar mix bowl. Fun and easy to do. One of the main reasons I ...
    Posted in Crafts, Food Forest, Vegetables

  • Abundance. That's what you get when you let nature take the lead.

    by Deb Butterfield
    Abundance. That's what you get when you let nature take the lead. Mid winter in the Food Forest and we are still getting plenty to eat. The key wi...
    Posted in Food Forest, Garden bed, Kitchen Garden, Vegetables

  • Why would you want to start a Food Forest?

    by Deb Butterfield
    Why would you want to start a Food Forest? Before you start your Food Forest you need to think about why you are doing it and what your goals cou...
    Posted in Food Forest, Food Forest Visitors, Teepee

  • Amazing Hazel!

    by Deb Butterfield
    Amazing Hazel! Hard to believe that this pretty catkin is the daddy of yummy hazelnuts. Hazels are wind pollinated- so that means to get hazel nut...
    Posted in Food Forest, Hazel

  • New Alpaca Boys at Tinui Food Forest!

    by Deb Butterfield
    The old Ford Transit comes in handy once again! We are the proud owners of 4 new alpacas- courtesy of Jade and family. The first problem was to get...
    Posted in Alpaca, Food Forest

  • Autumn Colours

    by Deb Butterfield
    Autumn colours and grape vines puttin on a show! It's been a good grape year this year- these vines growing over the arches are all around 3 to 4 ...
    Posted in arches; garden arches, Climbers, Food Forest

  • Happy Quince Time!

    by Deb Butterfield
    We've been waiting for the quinces to ripen- and this is the first load. Quinces are a favorite crop here in the Tinui Food Forest- they get used ...
    Posted in Farm shop, Food Forest, Fruit Syrup, Quince, Quinces