Tag Archives: local food

Night markets at the farm

Posted on December 16, 2013 by tikiwanderer

It’s a warm summer’s evening after a 38 degree day. The sea breeze is in but that just means the air’s no longer baking and it’s got a bit more humid. The pumpkin vines look fine with healthy tendrils exploring … Continue reading →

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The markings of an apple

Posted on December 12, 2013 by tikiwanderer

This evening I took the kids to the fruit market for a stock-up. They got to choose what we bought, as usual, with the normal stipulation that it be W.A grown and in season. At this time of year that’s … Continue reading →

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Hypothetical / Crop profile: Kara (Burchardia)

Posted on November 19, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Kara is one of the crops I’m considering trying to start up, either at home garden level or at commercial level (the former will be a necessary trial step for the latter). It’s part of my vested interest in climate-suitable … Continue reading →

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Saturday links

Posted on November 16, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Every Saturday’s post on AgriTapestry is a collection of agriculture, agritecture, urban farming and gardening related links, often stories that have come up during the week. Here’s this week’s: Ag Dept to lose 220 jobs, starting with border control (Farm … Continue reading →

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Making “capers” with nasturtium seeds and a hint of mermaid

Posted on October 27, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Last year at the end of nasturtium season I tried making my own “capers”. I’d read about substituting nasturtium seed pods for capers online, I had the book “Wild Fermentation” by Sandor Katz which gave a reliable method, I had … Continue reading →

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Making maple flavour – cross post with Science365

Posted on October 21, 2013 by tikiwanderer

I’ve contributed a guest post to Science365, a blog about science in every day and daily life. It’s a short description of the first time I tried making my own maple essence. The overall project is bigger and involves a … Continue reading →

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