We had the best fun at the free little Fermentation workshop at the MCA last night! As promised, here’s the recipes from what got made. Apple and Juniper Sauerkraut and that delicious Fermented Tomato Salsa…
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Why are muscovy ducks so awesome? Let me count the ways… They’re quiet and friendly, they hunt flies (seriously), are hardy in all weathers, and produce fabulous eggs and the best duck meat ever. Convinced yet?
DetailsWe’re celebrating the harvest on January 25th with a Passata Day in Sydney – would you like to come?
We’re curating a series of ‘Club Nights’ for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney this January… and the theme is (wait for it) Permaculture! The fun starts this Thursday the 9th at 6pm. Here’s what we have planned for you…
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Making spore prints is like seed saving for Mushrooms, as it were. An easy and fun way to get to know mushrooms, and maybe even cultivate mushrooms at home.
DetailsWith weaving on our minds. Yet another use for this wonderful weed…
Wow what a year! And we couldn’t have done it without you. Really. I can’t actually begin to explain how much goodness we glean from our blog readers. We get sage advice, great leads on new info, encouragement, solidarity and belly laughs (oh yes and the odd crankypants commenter but that’s life on the interwebs). So!…
DetailsThe other day I was making a belated breakfast for myself. As I was assembling this quick meal of picnic dregs, it struck me that two of the ingredients fitted into the ‘local, ethical and awesome’ category, and one did not. So I took a photo.
Hey look what just arrived at Milkwood Farm – permaculture playing cards! These are great. 52 cards jam-packed with interesting knowledge and a sprinkling of permaculture people profiles – I can’t wait to kick back in the shade next week with these.
DetailsThe whole restaurant-with-added-market-garden is becoming a bit of a thing. And hooray for that. Most examples I’ve seen, however, are heavy on look-and-feel, but light on actual, really truly, garden-to-plate action. Not so with Harvest Cafe in Newrybar, just south of Byron Bay.
DetailsLike everyone else I know, we’ve been meaning to make one of these for years. And this was the Spring we finally got around to erecting the inaugural Milkwood bean tipi! Huzzah.
Due to my antennae being tuned to all things ferment related just now, I have become a little obsessed with the human microbiome. Because that’s what we all are, you see. A symbiotic community of microbes. There are 10 times more cells from microorganisms like bacteria and fungi in and on our bodies than there are…
DetailsThe article that stemmed from an interview that Jacq from Organic Gardener Magazine came and did with us in early Spring is finally out, in their December issue! You can read my conversation with Jacq as part the interview here, in which it becomes clear that i would do well to speak in shorter…
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