Eating Seaweed
Recently we went to the beach - it was a very quick visit, just an overnighter. We stayed with my brother and he suggested a quick walk on the beach to take Jack the Russell for a walk, and then to...
View ArticleTravelling, foraging and local shopping
One thing I was looking forward to on our trip was trying some different local food sources, and maybe even do some foraging. There just seems to be so much more to forage once you get out of QLD,...
View ArticleMelliodora and the Permie Love Shack
Kim and I have recently visited Mick (our former farm employee) in Hepburn, Victoria. Mick is an amazing young bloke who came to work for us to find out more about free range pig farming and...
View ArticlePreserving Food
I love preserving food, especially if it's something I've grown myself. In the past (when I haven't had the time to grow too many vegetables or fruits) I've often bought excess so that I can preserve...
View ArticlePreserving Meat - Sausages
I love making sausages but haven't made too many for a long time as I haven't needed to. The only exception has been the couple of batches of Turkey Sausages I've made. The recipe I used for them was...
View ArticlePreserving - Drying
A few years ago, when my son was giving up smoking and just had the munchies constantly. He worked out that the best two foods to eat when he had cravings was jerky and dried mango. That was my first...
View ArticleFarm Update
In typical Kim and Lucy House fashion, we have changed the plan! After finishing the free range pig business, we fully intended to go on a long road trip/holiday. We got as far as Canberra to visit the...
View ArticleMindful Milking
Last year I did an online program called Mindful in May. It was really good and well worth doing if you are new to mindfulness or would like more knowledge the subject.One thing it taught me was the...
View ArticleDrought, cell grazing and Chooks.
Recently a friend said “this cell grazing doesn’t work, it doesn’t stop droughts” and he’s right on one point it doesn’t stop droughts, but it does work. If cell grazing is done right it can put you...
View ArticleBlog Birthday
I knew that I'd started this blog in January so I thought I'd go back and check how long ago it was. On the 3rd of January 2011, I wrote my first short blog.The purpose of this blog is to share my food...
View ArticleCanberra
Well, we've moved. Although at the moment we are living in house in a Canberra and not yet on a farm. Hopefully that will change very soon, but for the time being, it is what it is and we are just...
View ArticleFoodie Updates
I've been enjoying going to a regular weekly farmers market since we've been in Canberra. We started going to the EPIC Farmers Market, but it's not really a true farmers market. It has a few local...
View ArticleIn the country - Wamboin NSW
We have finally moved out of Canberra. We've been about 2 weeks here and finally unpacked and fairly settled in. It was a bit of a rush in the end, as we wanted to get out of town before any lock...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Covid-19
Before I start this blog post, I have to apologise to all the people that comment......I can't work out why, but I can't reply. I thought it was just that I was trying to reply on my phone, but I can't...
View ArticleTravel allowed again!
Yay, travel is allowed again! Well not to Queensland yet, but NSW and Victoria have loosened up. We traveled to Victoria last weekend to spend time with our 2nd Son. It was a wonderful weekend,...
View ArticleThe Basics - my basic recipe book
I've had a goal to write a recipe book for many years. One Christmas I did one for all my siblings called "Enjoy". It had a few of the recipes that I liked at that time and was printed on my home...
View ArticleNorma's Salad Dressing
A plate of fresh crayfish, a loaf of good bread, a light salad and delicious dressing. What better meal will you find anywhere? It's certainly Kim's favourite meal and all he wanted for his 40th...
View ArticleSpring is Sprung
The spring equinox happened this past week. I didn't even know the date until last Sunday when we got invited to a Spring Equinox party. But I have certainly noticed the rapid move from Winter to...
View ArticleAnother ending on the way
It's now the beginning of another year and as most people do, I am reflecting on my previous year. I expected to have lots of time this past year to do so many things. One of them was to blog a lot...
View ArticleNSW to Qld to NSW
We went back to Queensland for a bit.....to see the farm green and lush when most of Queensland is still in drought was lovely. It just shows that regenerative farming pays off. We have plenty of feed...
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