For weeks now I've been thinking of creating a new blog. Something which feels relevant to my day to day. Something to record the small events and a-ha moments that keep me going. And yet the thought of casting aside this space to create something else doesn't work. I...

When people ask about what fruits we have available in June we most often say June is a slow month. And for our big crops it is, but walking around Home Farm this morning (Home Farm being the acre or so around the house), I realized that for us, June is a pretty tasty...

It's been a dry year, but it looks like the rains are coming, not everyday, but more often it's overcast with showers. The 'Home Farm' has been a bit slow in places. The Malabar Spinach, planted out two months ago is now bearing seed, and I harvested some today. The Ca...

It's been a dry year and our planting has been a bit sporadic while we hold out for rain. Yet seeds still germinate, Peter still grafts and enthusiasm doesn't wane. So we're watering like crazy and shaking our fists at a cloudless sky. My main area continues to be Home...

 All my life I have spent time with animals: dogs, cats, goats, donkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, lovebirds, budgies, chickens, ducks, lizards, frogs, fish. But I have never really been in the position to spend time as I do now, and it has been so rewarding. Wit...