Author Archives: Liz

Top 5 – Organic ways to limit damage from pests

When I asked for suggestions for future Top 5s recently both Amber and Nina requested posts about pests.  This particular idea is Nina’s but I think it will cover some of the areas Amber asked for as well.  Thank You … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 19th November 2012

Even though the temperatures are slowly warming up here, this weeks harvests definitely speak more of Spring than anything else.  First there was what will probably be the penultimate broad bean harvest.  Note to self: grow more broad beans next … Continue reading

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Potatoes all year round???

I’ve spent the last year trying to achieve self sufficiency in potatoes.  I like the idea of self sufficiency in anything for two reasons: to borrow a phrase from Diary of a Tomato: it always feels good to “disengage from the military industrial complex” by not … Continue reading

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Lemons, so many lemons….

After The New Goodlife’s fabulous top 5 post about lemons earliers in the week and Bek from Bek’s Backyard’s adventures with Limoncello I thought it only appropriate I continue with the lemon theme for this week’s Thursday Kitchen Cupboard post. My … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Fruits in season in Australia in November

I’ve been eating a lot of fruit lately, all of it grown in Australia and all of it in season now!  I think that, as much as I love a new season Jonathan apple, I probably get most excited about fruit at … Continue reading

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