Beautiful Darkness / New Food Hosts / Closed Monday
Beautiful Darkness When I’ve watched one too many “What’s Trump done now” stories, listened to another Fortune 500 CEO crying like a baby bird for a tax break or seen that Facebook post about there being more plastic soy sauce fishes in the ocean than actual fish, I can become susceptible to a bit of […]
Fresh pistachios – a rare treat indeed
Fresh pistachios – a rare treat indeed Shane O’Dea remembers that when they first started growing pistachios people said Wahring was too far South and the trees wouldn’t bear. But Jenny, Shane’s sister, did her research and discovered during the 1970’s the CSIRO trialled pistachios about 80kms from the O’Dea’s farm, confirming they were viable […]
Feijoas / New Food Hosts up and running
Feijoas I realised my love for feijoas (aka pineapple guavas) was getting out of hand when our friend, Meg, pointed out I had planted 13 feijoa trees around our house. “Thirteen?” I asked, slightly startled. “Thirteen,” Meg confirmed. “Really, that many?” “That many”, Meg reconfirmed firmly. “That’s quite a lot.” “It is.” Feijoa are guavas […]
Retrosuburban Rich List / New Food Host in Oakleigh East
The Retrosuburban Rich List David Holmgren, aka the co-originator of Permaculture, is coming to CERES in October for a conversation about his new book Retrosuburbia; The Downshifters Guide to a Resilient Future. I’ve been reading this latest chapter in David’s 40 year Permaculture journey and beneath the practical strategies on retrofitting our houses, gardens and neighbourhoods David is […]
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 […]
Won’t be the same
On Thursday Fair Food grocery orders were delivered to our Food Host pick-up points for the last time. A huge thank you to all our incredible hosts who have given their time and shared their verandahs with us over the last eleven years!
