Author Archives: Liz

Harvest Monday – 11th Feb 2013

Last week was definitely my best harvesting week of the year thus far.  Pretty much all my summer crops are producing at the moment (except for some very late planted corn) and I’m really enjoying the harvests. This week the … Continue reading

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Reader’s Post – John Mich’s Strawberry Syrup

I was recently asked if I take contributions from readers and after thinking about it for a while it struck me as an excellent idea.  Here is first post I have published from a reader – Liz When Mankind first discovered uses for fire … Continue reading

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Zucchini Cake

I have one Black zucchini plant in the garden.  So far it has produced 7.7kg of normal sized zucchini plus a few giants that I didn’t bother weighing as they went straight into the compost. Now, as much as I … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – YAY I won – Thanks Mark!

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Top 5 – Summer Fruits and Methods to Preserve them

In November I bought a Fowlers preserving kit on eBay.  Annoyingly my mother gave hers away a few years ago.  The kit I bought used to belong to a woman who was moving into a retirement village.  The woman has 8 sons.  … Continue reading

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