Growing the good
Emily Murphy, an author and growing, health, carbon and resforesting evangelist mentioned ‘Growing Good’ in a post. It struck a chord. Emily’s book is an earth manual for fostering biodiversity, rewilding, and regenerating landscapes and food systems. Improve immune function and overall well being,…
Christmas Chick hatched!
This little bundle of fluff appeared in the incubator about 5 days early. The others are waiting until the 29th or beyond to hatch. Looking at the wing feathers, the internet and taking a chance, it’s a hen. Eitherway it’s pretty comfortable around me…
It’s almost Christmas
Making salts is proving interesting, tasty and creative. They are brilliant christmas gifts and next year I’ll go into production and sell them. With the postal strikes, I’m pleased I did not start them this year. The garden has slowed to a standstill and…
Grow West Fife and DandelionScot
Dandelion Scot at Blair Castle on Sunday was a great event hosted by Grow West Fife; freshly made pizza, ice cream, cakes and scones, story tellers, cyanotype prints and kids made plant prints using material and a hammer and they pulled and ate all…
It’s busy in the kitchen garden
There is a misconception that this time of year is spent just harvesting and not planting seeds “nothing grows in winter” I’ve heard many a time. The trouble is, I believed it until I tried planting lettuce and a few others over winter. The…
Are you planting seeds now?
It is all happening. The potatoes, had they been planted at the right time would be ready for harvest; it will probably be another month. The peppers are the first I’ve ever grown. The Sunrise bumblebee tomatoes were gifted me from a grower in…
Rats and rock (not wood) pigeons
As a general rule, I’m happy to promote wildlife and diversity however when the wildlife is either digging up and eating everything you plant or pooping on every surface in the shed, I have to draw the line. The rats have moved in from…
Generosity of Individuals
The generosity of individuals is not to be underestimated. It builds community and helps all involved. “How?” I hear you ask. It’s simple – community. We all really like helping others. This is a perfect example. Andy, the Site manager, Davie the telehandler driver,…
It’s busy in the kitchen
As vegetables come out, new ones go in. It’s really important to keep the microbes fed by live roots. Three of the hens have been donated to Eats Rosyth’s hen run made by the Men’s shed. The white hen was selected because she could…
A little less conversation, a little more action!
The tomatoes are nothing short of delicious. Really delicious. They taste like they have been slightly seasoned. The lettuce is one of the few where I’ve not harvested a few leaves so it’s almost perfect and huge – it’s in a 12″ seed tray…