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  • Counting Beans!

    by Deborah Butterfield

    I'm no bean counter 😄- but this little lot harvested today will start the bean seed collection nicely for the spring!

    Posted in Food Forest, Vegetables

  • Celebrating Jerusalem Artichokes

    by Deborah Butterfield
    It's that time of year again- time to celebrate the good old Jerusalem Artichokes! Year after year they just do their own thing- they appear in ...
    Posted in Food Forest, Jerusalem Artichoke, Vegetables

  • Prepare Yourself For a Shock

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Prepare yourself for a shock- my vege garden is a little bit wild! A lot actually! Complete chaos really! And all by design! As a good keen Food Fo...
    Posted in Food Forest, Garden bed, Vegetables

  • Trevor Trouble with Tromboncinos!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Trevor the dog is desperate for me to throw those tromboncino stick things around! Unfortunately for Trevor, they are going to be dinner- for the ...
    Posted in Vegetables

  • Salad with Flower Power!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Salad with flower power! Fresh from Tinui Food Forest- some of the ingredients may surprise you! The obvious ones: foraged leafy greens; tomatoes; ...
    Posted in Garden bed, Kitchen Garden, Vegetables

  • Leeks looking lovely lately!

    by Deborah Butterfield
    We've eaten some of the leeks, and we've left some to go to seed. So now both us and the bees get the benefit of them! Loving the flowers and hopin...
    Posted in Vegetables

  • Uh oh! What do I do?

    by Deborah Butterfield
    Uh oh! What do I do? A delightful, self introduced new wild plant has arrived in the Tinui Food Forest. Usually a time of celebration and happiness...
    Posted in Food Forest, Kitchen Garden, Raised garden, Vegetables, Wild Plants

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cabbages can be fun...honest!

    by Deb Butterfield
    Cabbages can be fun...honest! I've got some strange cabbage growth going on here this year- planted in just about pure silt the cabbages have grown...
    Posted in Crafts, Food Forest, Vegetables