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Baking / Handmade / Homemade / Local / Love food hate waste / menu planning / No Waste / Recipes / Sustainability

The slow art of Sourdough

Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week.  Now that I have time during the day to feed the starter, mix […]

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Gardening / Handmade / homegrown / Local / No Waste / Sustainability

How to: Newspaper Seed Pots

Spring has definitely sprung down here in our part of the world, although we are experiencing a last gasp cold snap this weekend. This is no bother for our vege seedlings which are tucked up […]

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Gardening / homegrown / Local / Love food hate waste / menu planning

A tale of a fig tree

It was a dark and stormy night.  Wellington’s infamous wind was crashing through the trees and whistling around the rooftops.  I was lying awake, wondering if this would be the night that the roof finally […]

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Local / menu planning / Sustainability

My local Farmers Market

    Every Saturday rain, hail or shine, I get up early and head down to our local Farmers Market.  This is where I stock up on my veges for the week at a fraction […]

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