There is so much local produce, right on our doorstep.
It's so close, that we seem to overlook it - and get in the car and drive for fifteen minutes to buy produce that has been carted around the country - or planet - only to drive it all back home again.
While all along, 'Nancy' has an orange tree with branches straining to hold the fruit, 'Alan' makes delicious pickles from the tomatoes and ginger he grows in his garden, 'Janet' has bee-hives and produces jars and jars of fresh honey and 'Bob's' veggie garden has produced so much lettuce and herbs, that he simply doesn't know what to do with them all.
Time to get the locals together for a meet-up, buy, sell and swap day!
It's so close, that we seem to overlook it - and get in the car and drive for fifteen minutes to buy produce that has been carted around the country - or planet - only to drive it all back home again.
While all along, 'Nancy' has an orange tree with branches straining to hold the fruit, 'Alan' makes delicious pickles from the tomatoes and ginger he grows in his garden, 'Janet' has bee-hives and produces jars and jars of fresh honey and 'Bob's' veggie garden has produced so much lettuce and herbs, that he simply doesn't know what to do with them all.
Time to get the locals together for a meet-up, buy, sell and swap day!
The Country House has now hosted a couple of Local Produce mornings.
We get the locals together, break out the coffee machine and cook up some sourdough. The local residents arrive from 8:30am and have a social morning, whilst "offloading" and/ or showcasing their homegrown delights.
Luckily, it hasn't rained yet, but the verandahs that wrap around The Country House shelter us from the sun or rain, no matter what mother nature has in store on the day.
We get the locals together, break out the coffee machine and cook up some sourdough. The local residents arrive from 8:30am and have a social morning, whilst "offloading" and/ or showcasing their homegrown delights.
Luckily, it hasn't rained yet, but the verandahs that wrap around The Country House shelter us from the sun or rain, no matter what mother nature has in store on the day.
It has been wonderful to see what great things people are producing in their backyards. Another lucky discovery at the last produce morning, was the "Good Organic Gardening" magazine, which one of our locals is involved in producing. Were lucky enough to have copies made available to us and we certainly had a great afternoon reading its interesting and useful stories. We have been inspired to use the old laundry tubs to try to produce some of our own organic veggies - and since the time of taking these photos, we have four tomatoes! Proud moment! Unfortunately, the rabbits are a big problem around these parts, so wire fencing to keep them out is essential! Alternatively, a cat would be helpful, but they find it hard to differentiate between rabbits and rosellas! |
We will keep you posted on the progress of our veggies! Though we don't think the neighbours will be getting too much veggie-envy from these parts! Our Mulberry tree on the other hard, although only producing a tiny yield each year, has given us absolutely delicious fruit this year. Not enough to need to make a pie, but it has been good for the occasional bowl of yoghurt. As Mary Poppins said, "Enough is as good as a feast." Unfortunately, it has been hard to say that there have been "enough" to go around, so this little tree will be getting plenty of fertiliser and attention this year, to make sure next season is prolific!
Happy Gardening.
Happy Gardening.