A delicate balance / Milk in glass
A delicate balance Every year around this time Jenny Indian emails from Stanley with an update on her and partner, Steve’s, chestnuts and quinces. This year I’m sharing Jenny’s message because it so honestly and humbly reveals what farmers are going through with the drought and a never-ending fire season. It also gives an insight into the constant […]
What farmers see / Knowing nettles better?
What farmers see…. There are some magical parts of the growing season that only the farmer gets to see – I’ve been saving this picture since January – Jenny Indian sent it in from her farm in Stanley because she wanted to share the amazing sight of her chestnut trees in full flower. Jenny says if you […]
Black Seed Oil – "the cure for everything but death". Jenny's Quinces
Each week Alex, Fair Food‘s grocery buyer, sends me a note about the new things we’re getting into the webstore (which BTW you can always find here – New Products). Anyway this week Alex noted beside newly the arrived Black Seed Oil , “This cures everything but death!” Now Alex is not normally prone to overstating things so her claim for the miraculous healing power of Black Seed Oil intrigued me. […]
