The passata is the political. When the amaranth calls your name.
When the world seems out of control and people all around seem to be sipping from the bubbler of blame and fear, there is something positive and practical we can do. Something simple that brings us together, that makes us nutritionally and emotionally happier, that makes our communities stronger and supports local tomato farmers. It’s Crowdsaucing […]
Wax on, wax off. Breathe in, breathe out.
It’s apple season, down at Hazeldean Forest Farm and Marg and Jason have been picking the first of their summer reds and akanes. This made me think of the apple questions we get every year. First yes, there is wax on organic apples, but no, it hasn’t been applied like some conventional apples. Apples are […]
Vote One: She'll be apples. New Food Host in town.
Apples are back in season. Over the weekend I was talking to Jason from Hazeldean Forest Farm about the faith involved planting an apple orchard. It takes around five years before a new planting starts to pay back and often the planting doesn’t work out first time. Jason reckons over the last 30 years he […]
Shop News – Kasundi / On the origin of muesli
“Let’s be clear” as our political representatives are often fond of saying before they completely muddy the waters, in this instance it’s the difference between muesli and granola – which is – muesli is raw while granola is toasted, sweetened and has oil added, which sounds a lot like toasted muesli. Anyway, now all that’s […]
Diary runneth over / No box left behind > 2018 Target
There’s so much going on over the next month I had to make a program…… Passata Making Workshop – Sunday 26th February I’m not sure how many tomato saucing devices Monique Miller has at home, but she’d easily be in the highest percentile of sauce equipment ownership in Australia. Monique, in preparation for this year’s 21 Days of Crowdsaucing, […]
Apple Cider Vinegar – My Story. More New Food Hosts
Our great friends Marg and Jason Alexander from Hazeldean Forest Farm near Warragul have started making their own apple cider vinegar (aka ACV). Along with their apple juice, fermenting apple cider vinegar is a way they can add value to the 30 apple varieties growing on the farm. The apple cider is great and in […]
