Off to the Southern Wilds…
A little bit of news from us – we are moving to Tasmania! Off to the southern wilds… We have been at Melliodora in central Victoria for three years now, and we have learned so much from this beautiful place, … Continued
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Good Books for Troubled Times
In the wake of Australia’s recent election, many around us have been asking ‘what can we do now’? It’s time to research, act and organise as a community, my friends. With good books for troubled times. Since our recent election … Continued
Easy Peasy: Gardening for Kids
We have a new book! Easy Peasy: Gardening for Kids is a do-it-yourself book for small people to explore the natural world around them, and grow and eat it, too.
Elderberry Everything: wine, vinegar, medicine + more
If you forage just one thing from the wilds (or your backyard) each year, please let it be elderberry. Free medicine, wine and dessert vinegar could all be yours. Such an incredible plant! The Elder Native to most of Europe … Continued
Milkwood Autumn Courses: Beekeeping, Mushrooms & more
Keen to make 2019 the year you finally start keeping bees? Growing mushrooms? Begin your garden? Or even start growing as a livelihood? Here you go, friend.
The Milkwood Kids Seaweed Guide
Looking for something to do these holidays? Why not get to know your local seaweeds! With our free kids seaweed guide – from us, to you.
A year of seaweed, jungles and campfires (and a book)
Looking back, I obviously should have gathered a lot more seaweed last winter – to feed the curious, the enthused and the yet-to be convinced who all came to our many book talks in spring. But I was in a … Continued
Making: Wild Fermented Elderflower Soda
It’s elderflower season, finally! The gullies + back lanes around our town are awash with their splashes of lacy whiteness, and all the goodness they bring. Starting with wild elderflower soda, our family’s favourite. And there’s so many other uses, … Continued
Beeswax DIY: making beeswax wraps + how to render your own wax
Beeswax is one of our favourite gifts from the hive – and perfect for making your own beeswax wraps. At this gifting time of year, no-waste, home made presents make all the sense in the world – so here’s how … Continued
The Right to Roam: tips for first-time foragers
The food is all around us. It’s under our feet, along the path edges and next to the highway. It’s in the sand dunes, all over our favourite park and down nearly every back lane. There’s food out the back … Continued
Growing Great Tomatoes: Planting ’em Out
Growing great tomatoes is a skill available to just about anyone. But there are a few tricks to getting things right, including the planting out stage. So grab your tomato seedlings, sit down and do a bit of planning before … Continued
Natural Beekeeping: a Principles Based Approach
Chapter three in Milkwood is all about Natural Beekeeping, and how you can use a principles-based approach to keep bees at home, safe and well, in a range of hive designs. But why natural beekeeping? Why not just keep bees in … Continued
Making Wildwood Tea
Wildwood tea is, in its essence, as individual and as unique as each household that makes it. It’s an expression of place, in a teapot. A warm hug, from the woods where you live – and from all four of … Continued