tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603687636229822122024-03-06T14:51:37.386+11:00Vegie GroupiesVegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-23206473808411584052015-02-17T22:42:00.000+11:002015-02-17T22:42:09.994+11:00Apology to the blogDear blog, sorry that we have left your pages empty for so long. Please forgive and enjoy this latest offering from a very productive yet out of control garden......<br />
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First the very exciting news that I have grown my very first pear and yes there is just one lonely but lovely looking pear on my small pear tree.<br />
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And then there are the plums!<br />
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Stay tuned dear blog for the next post in which I will reveal what happens to all those plums.......<br />
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Lots of Love<br />
Lise from your Veggie Group<br />
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A bitterly cold day, it was snowing on the Mountain and raining at our house. Melanie took this beautiful photo shortly after vegie group.<br />
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A good day for eating cake<br />
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Orange poppy seed biscuits (mine had no icing)</div>
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Munching on cinnamon sugar on fruit toast</div>
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And eating pumpkin and feta muffins (which I noted with great pride contained home grown pumpkin, chives, spinach and parsley).<br />
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I thought chewing would be the main form of morning exercise.<br />
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My fruit trees are now beautifully mulched and weeded. Great to be locking in all that moisture and improving the soil.</div>
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Parking on grass is a perilous affair this month, it has never been so wet, poor Melanie fell victim to the swamp. A little mulch and pushing saved the day.</div>
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The youngest woke up saying, is it Friday? She squealed with delight knowing vegie group was at our house. I spent the week preparing. 10 bags of horse poo jammed into my boot in 2 loads. A giant pile of mulch and sawdust delivered (actually one of these has been going since Christmas). Papers picked up from the news-agency (they keep some out the back if anyone ever needs them). Someone commented that we looked like a nursery supply yard. We even have the free sleepers we picked up from the railway line. Seedlings of cauliflower, bok choy, violas, brown and white onions purchased. Diggers garlic and lots of forgotten garlic bulbs to transplant.</div>
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Because I am a dag and I like lists, here is one on our blackboard. It is really great not having to repeat yourself and people can pick whatever suits them. I am also very forgetful, and need some cues amongst the chaos.</div>
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The biggest daughter helped with preparations and made a zesty citrus slice - one pack of Morning Coffee biscuits (or Marie), lots of rind, a tin of condensed milk, 1 cup of coconut. Mix and flatten into a tin. Ice with lemon icing. It's tastier than it sounds.</div>
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I did a little house cleaning - gathered up all the junk on the kitchen bench and put it in a laundry basket - tossed it downstairs to deal with later. Ironically, I then had everyone come downstairs to choose parrot prints to take home with them ( they are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">painted by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Barraband" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Jacques Barraband</a> for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Levaillant" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">François Le Vaillant's</a> <i>Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets for anyone who is interested - also if you missed vegie group I have more)</i></span></span>. I don't think anyone would really be too surprised at my mess these days but I definitely need the kitchen space for a visit from vegie group.</div>
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Gathering up the summer harvest - picking tomatoes and the last of the zuchinnis.</div>
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I had a seriously cute helper who whipped himself into a potato digging frenzy, helping me to fill a huge crate full of potatoes. This is my <a href="http://landcare.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/peter-cundall-and-no-dig-potato-method.html">Peter Cundall potato bed</a> that has already been bandicooted many times yet keeps on giving. I'm definately sold on this technique.</div>
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There were potatoes where the cauliflowers are but I'd moved them on to make some space for these cauliflowers - the fastest growing cauliflowers I've ever had. I think they liked all that manure.</div>
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My favourite, the purple congo. the vegie patch provides us with so much laughter. Apparently these have the same good stuff in them that blueberries do. </div>
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I love it that vegie group is a place we share things - stories, worries, food, love. Tash very kindly lent me this so I can do some dried and bottled apples more easily - awesome. We've been snacking on dried apples today, they're sooo good.</div>
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The pile of pulled out summer produce.</div>
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Freshly manured and planted beds</div>
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The winter patch all filled</div>
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The last of the summer harvest</div>
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An experiment, strawberries (that were pulled out from our paths) planted into potting mix and horse poo. The tree roots were always a problem in this spot so it will be interesting to see how the clam shells go - they have holes drilled in them.</div>
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The footprints of a dozen lovely ladies, freshly sawdusted paths.</div>
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And a new barrier between the raspberries and the garlic.</div>
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Thanks everyone, it all has had a good water in over the weekend and looks wonderful.</div>
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We're trying to decorate a cake in this photo, but Cynthia kept coming over to admire the garlic. Christine has a very causally placed kitchen glove over the cake to hide it. How impressive are those garlic braids?</div>
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<br />Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-2547230423562956072012-05-07T11:41:00.000+10:002012-05-07T11:41:13.302+10:00May 2012 in Christine's gardenOnce again my turn for hosting veggie group had rolled around.<br />
I was pretty excited as I had managed to pick up some scrap pallets and star pickets during the week and hoped that those coming would be kind enough to form them into some sort of composting bay system for me..<br />
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Strategically positioning the pallets and securing them with stakes and wire..</div>
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I am in awe of Tash as she puts her hand up to operate the electric chainsaw! She did a fantastic job of removing those low, overhanging branches! Thankyou muchly, Tash. <br />
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Meanwhile, in the greenhouse, Susan and Kirsty <i style="font-size: small;">(aka </i><a href="http://landcare.blogspot.com.au/" style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">The Bowerbird</a><i style="font-size: small;">) </i>were busy weeding, digging and sowing pea seeds. Great work, ladies!<br />
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Elsewhere, others weeded, weeded and weeded some more - thankyou so very much!<br />
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And the day wouldn't have been complete without a birthday cake for a dear lady..to mark a special very birthday.<br />
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<i>Happy birthday, Cynthia, I hoped you enjoyed your day! xx</i></div>Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-26824060606155032292012-04-22T10:33:00.000+10:002012-04-22T10:33:19.100+10:00marmalade almond cakeHere is the recipe for the marmalade almond cake that we all scoffed last Friday. It is based on a french yogurt cake recipe that I have been making a lot of lately and trying out different versions. The basic yogurt cake is:<br />
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1 cup plain yogurt<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />
2 large eggs<br />
1 2/3 cups flour<br />
1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
zest 1 lemon/orange (depending on what flavour you want)<br />
fruit of your choice eg. raspberries, pears, peaches, apples, dried fruit etc.<br />
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whisk together yogurt, sugar and vanilla <br />
add oil in steady stream while whisking<br />
add eggs one at a time still whisking<br />
fold in flour etc. and stir in zest.<br />
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The fruit can either go on the top or the bottom of the cake.<br />
For the marmalade almond one I placed about 1/3 cup of flaked almonds on the base of the tin (lined with baking paper) then I placed spoonfuls of marmalade on top of the almonds, about 1/3 of a cup of Christine's extra delicious home made marmalade! Then pour in the cake batter and cook in 180 C oven for about 30-40 mins. Leave in tin for about 15 mins after cooking for the Jam to cool down and set a bit before turning out.Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-12834888551921860412012-04-21T23:41:00.001+10:002012-04-22T10:01:21.238+10:00Pop-up green house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are a group of women who meet together every week to grow food. We have a roster and each week we go to a different woman’s house and work in her garden on whatever she wants us to do. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“Playgroup for adults” Beth calls it, “or maybe Playgroup for food growing Mums.”<span> </span>Whatever the name it is simple, it works and we love it and so do our kids and our gardens.<span> </span>Now it maybe the lashings of cake we get every Friday when we arrive, or perhaps its just that all the mums are outside with all the kids, but “gardening”, “veggie club” or the more inspired name we dreamt up one week over a bed of weeds “Food for Thought”, is the highlight of everyone’s week.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just like a seed, the idea for our gardening group swirled around in the ether for quite a while before landing in just the right place with three Mums chatting in the playground at Macedon Primary School.<span> </span>It then had to wait until the conditions were just right, it had to push to the front of the conversation at least three times before finally life emerged.<span> </span>Someone again said “we should just do it” and instead of “yeah we should” the reply was “OK lets.<span> </span>What day suits you?”<span> </span>“Who wants to go first?”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And so the seed unfurled into a seedling.<span> </span>We set some rules.<span> </span>She who receives the labour provides the energy (otherwise known as cake).<span> </span>Actually in terms of rules that’s about it.<span> </span>Oh yeah, it’s all about food –making a chook run, moving compost, planting seeds, pruning fruit trees, harvesting, laying beds and planting herbs - are all in , but the rose garden, while possibly admired, is out of bounds. <span>As far as possible we work on organic principles, learning as we go. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For quite a while there was just the three of us which was lovely although the pressure to be available every Friday did build up so we thought about going fortnightly.<span> </span>But then we got a few more women and you could safely take a week off, knowing you’d be covered.<span> </span>Then a few more joined and a few more until we hit a peek of 10.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At this stage we wondered whether we should close the doors, it can be quite a task being organised to feed and work such a wonderful resource, but it has naturally levelled out and it works well.<span> </span>We can still have weeks of three and it’s rarely nine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some of us have small children who now, after three years of going to veggie club, know each other and really look forward to gardening.<span> </span>My four year old is so keen if I mention I am going to do some gardening he gets very excited.<span> </span>If I really meant I was just going to work in our garden, he bursts into tears. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We have a wide variety of experience in the group, from women who have never grown vegetables and didn’t have a garden before joining, to those with established gardens and several years’ experience. We are curious, and research to find the answers to our musings. We then share our discoveries.<br />
It is an ancient idea of collaborative effort to produce food, not original at all, and as we have discovered, the benefits are far greater than the time and effort we put in.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xbkoyNeOuDIn_hz6PMRsT5ULd2yMhVLdwWuTzZ_UpBA5EEJoOvqboyiEsAaSrRaaAF-NLwWboawIHlXBwuH3nrrENZd2CE4BKONesHLoBoDOfdv5bVbp25Rj078bE65_siPLJlXJ6Ak/s1600/kate+abi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xbkoyNeOuDIn_hz6PMRsT5ULd2yMhVLdwWuTzZ_UpBA5EEJoOvqboyiEsAaSrRaaAF-NLwWboawIHlXBwuH3nrrENZd2CE4BKONesHLoBoDOfdv5bVbp25Rj078bE65_siPLJlXJ6Ak/s640/kate+abi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The benefits are huge.<span> </span>Even when it’s not your day, you go home inspired and often spend the rest of the day happily in your own garden.<span> </span>You nearly always come home with some seedlings or produce or seeds, we learn from seeing what is happening in each other gardens.<span> </span>We are always gob smacked at how much rain Christine has measured with her rain gauge- she lives about 3km from town and gets heaps more rain than we do.<span> </span>We connect to our environment,<span> </span>to our food and what we eat and to the land we live in, and at the same time we build relationships and laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our group has grown into a little community, a place of belonging.<span> </span>We invite each other to our events, we celebrate the solstices together and our partners and older school children all know each other.<span> </span>We were very pleased to be able to encourage and support another group of women in a neighbouring town to start a similar group. and talking recently to one of them, their group is also a little place of gardening connection and solace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is a truly exciting day when you cook up a storm, set a bunch of tasks and watch as work that would’ve taken you all weekend by yourself is done in a morning and it seems to be with very little effort. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As far as we can tell this type of idea is not actively promoted anywhere else. We have found a lot of information about community gardens, but we live in a community that has ample land and the benefits of a garden at your back door is streets ahead of the one down the road you have to visit. We bring the community to the home garden.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <br />
The idea has the capacity to be flexible for different groups. A Sunday morning group for workers, seasonal groups that don’t work through the cold winter months or an after school groups with older kids in tow, are all possible. It could work fortnightly or monthly, again depending on the needs of the group. <br />
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We have had dreams for our group. The model we want to promote is one that builds in an aspect of philanthropy. We are still talking through various options, but the aim is to provide our labour and expertise to help others less able and privileged than us. We envisage doing this about four times a year. It may be to an elderly person, who has the passion and commitment to vegetable gardening, but no longer has the capacity. It may be to someone with a disability who is isolated who would like to grow food but doesn’t know where to start. It might be a school garden. Because we value relationship and community we are moving towards the concept of adopting a garden (rather than a one off ‘makeover’) working with them for a few years or until they have their own capacity. We will see how this aspect develops. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span><br />
We have talked about writing magazine articles to spread the word and laugh about how we could make a radio program for out local radio station about growing food. We have also discussed having education sessions to learn from experts about preserving food<br />
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As is fitting in such a group, our development and direction is very organic and a result of the influence of the people in it.<br />
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</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e2ded9; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #C7C2BA; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; text-transform: uppercase;">LA PRIMAVERA: SWISS ITALIAN HERITAGE DAY</span></div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;">Our spring festival honours the Swiss Italian origin of this farm, and celebrates spring in the garden.</div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"> <img alt="" height="160" src="http://www.lavandula.com.au/images/Rockley_daffs.jpg" width="177" /> <img alt="" height="158" src="http://www.lavandula.com.au/images/Italian_diners.jpg" width="174" /> <img alt="" height="158" src="http://www.lavandula.com.au/images/Petanque-begins.jpg" width="163" /> </div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;">You can explore the Swiss Italian theme through a visit to the 1860s farmhouse, enjoy the joyful music of Marcello and Paulina, listen to Fay Thomson's stories, watch Boyd Thompson's slides of Ticino, or listen to readings from Maria Triaca's <em>Amelia.</em></div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;">Under colourful fluttering flags from Biasca, you will enjoy <em>la primavera festa </em>by simply lolling on the grass, watching the farm animals and the little chicks on the lake, or walking in a beautiful garden taking time to notice the fresh growth of spring or to hear the small birds bustling through the nesting season.</div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><em>Bring a rug, relax and breathe in the indescribable freshness of spring country air.</em></div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><strong>This year's La Primavera will be held 10.30am-5pm Sunday 30 October 2011</strong>(that'll give you plenty of time to get ready for the Festa's evening lantern parade & fireworks).</div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;">Entry $5 adults, $2 school-age children</div><div style="color: #5f5d5c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-46711645611363057942011-08-20T18:07:00.000+10:002011-08-20T18:17:56.233+10:00August in Christine's gardenMy time for vegie group again seemed to roll around really fast. The weather didn't look promising although the rain held off with the sun even peeking out around lunchtime! <br />
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Here are a few pics of what we got up to at my place yesterday:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard at work clearing the beds in preparation for spring planting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Footwear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearing out potatoes and digging over soil to receive summer crops in the coming weeks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chitted potatoes from last year's harvests being planted out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice work, girls!</td></tr>
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<strong><u>Waffles </u></strong><br />
2 cups plain flour<br />
4 tsp baking powder<br />
2 tbs raw sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 1/3 cups milk<br />
2 tbs natural yoghurt<br />
1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
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Mix the wet ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Allow to stand if there is time, around 10-20 minutes is fine. If not, don't worry. Cook in preheated waffle maker according to your maker's directions. <br />
To re-heat later, toast on low setting and serve warm with your favourite topping/sauce. <br />
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Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-6058940273633699562011-08-01T08:26:00.002+10:002011-08-01T08:26:57.656+10:00Recipes for treats served at Susan's House for vegie club, July 2011<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br />
<b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FLOURLESS ORANGE CAKE</span></span></b><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ingredients </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Melted butter, to grease </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 oranges </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 eggs </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">215g (1 cup) caster sugar </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">300g (3 cups) almond meal </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">1 tsp gluten-free baking powder </span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-outline-level: 4; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Line base with non-stick baking paper. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Place the oranges in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return to pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes (this will reduce the bitterness of the peel). Refresh under cold water. Drain. Coarsely chop oranges. Remove and discard any seeds. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Place the orange in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Use an electric beater to whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until thick and pale. Add the orange, almond meal and baking powder and gently fold until just combined. Pour into prepared pan. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Meanwhile, to make the orange syrup, use a zester to remove the rind from the orange. (Alternatively, use a vegetable peeler to peel the rind from orange. Use a small sharp knife to remove white pith. Cut rind into thin strips.) Juice orange. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Place rind in a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Drain. Return to pan with orange juice and sugar. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until the sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Turn cake onto a serving plate. Use a skewer to gently prick the top. Spoon over syrup. Cut into wedges to serve.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BASE</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¾ cup plain flour</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ cup brown sugar</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">120g unsalted butter, chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ tsp ground cinnamon</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 143.6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FILLING<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50g unsalted butter, chopped</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¼ cup golden syrup</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp ground cardamom</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 stick cinnamon</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">½ tsp ground cloves</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Earl Grey tea bag</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">395g can condensed milk</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TOPPING</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">220g dark chocolate</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">30g unsalted butter</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp good-quality salt flakes</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 1</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Preheat oven to 160’C. Line base of a 20cm springform tin with baking paper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 2</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Put flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon in a food processor and process until combined. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan. Smooth surface and bake for 14-16min or until lightly golden</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 3</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> To make filling, put butter, golden syrup, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and tea bag in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter has melted. Gradually bring to the boil and cook for 1min. Remove and discard tea bag.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 4</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add condensed milk to pan and cook, stirring, for 2-3min or until mixture has thickened and slightly darkened. Remove cinnamon from pan and discard. Pour mixture over base. Bake for 8-10min or until bubbling and lightly golden. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool until caramel is firm.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 5</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> To make topping, put chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and heat until almost melted. Remove from heat, then stir until smooth. Spoon topping over filling, smoothing surface with back of spoon.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 6</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Sprinkle salt flakes over topping, then refrigerate for at least 4hrs or until set</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">STEP 7</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Cut slice into thin wedges and serve</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div>Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-78788727909940529682011-08-01T08:20:00.000+10:002011-08-01T08:20:39.977+10:00Vegie Visit July 2011<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Tha</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nks</span> Ladies for all your work in my garden. You thinned and replanted my seedlings, fertilised all my vegies and fruit with worm juice, weeded, tested my soil, then added just the right amount of sulphur to increase it’s acidity level. Not bad for a couple of hours work. All this and such good company. My garden, Emma, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I all feel nurtured.</span></span><br />
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Here is the Fennel and Orange salad recipe which was requested after we had our end of term lunch at Catherine's house last Friday. <br />
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fennel fine shredded<br />
cabbage fine shredded<br />
rocket <br />
green capsicum <br />
cucumber<br />
orange zest<br />
spring onion<br />
parsley<br />
mint<br />
roasted hazelnuts<br />
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sesame oil<br />
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This recipe has no exact measurements and is open to messing about with. Basically everything is finely shredded or chopped and then combined. The dressing is the basic two parts oil one part vinegar/juice and add everything else to taste. You could also add garlic and/or ginger to make it a bit more Asian. Have fun!<br />
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It quickly became a firm routine for me and I found myself anticipating the end of each week with quiet excitement. My 4 year old was also known to 'skip' kinder on occasions and come along with me to vegie group for a good dose of socialising, baked goodies and of course vegetables and soil. The kids really do love it as much as the parents!<br />
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My garden was non existant when I had the group over for the first time. We planted a small 1m x 2m patch with some seedlings and spent the rest of the time drinking coffee and chatting! Since then it has grown to include half a dozen circular beds which I like to rotate chooks over to weed/fertilise and also a fenced off area with long traditional style beds. I much prefer the chook beds and the soil quality is 200% compared to what it was when we started. Last year saw the addition of a modest fruit tree area which was all thanks to vegie group! <br />
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</div><div class="code">At the moment my garden is looking very bare with all of the 'bones' showing. I have been spending time this week collecting autumn leaves and putting a lot of my beds to sleep for the winter as we miss out on a lot of sun during this time of year due to large trees. </div><div class="code"><br />
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I look forward to sharing more updates when my turn for vegie group rolls around again and perhaps a recipe or two!Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-54498795969332151052011-06-27T15:59:00.000+10:002011-06-30T20:15:27.147+10:00Kirsty's patch - in the beginningBeth, Kate (L) and I started the vegie group after having one of those never ending meaningful chats at school pick up, where all great ideas take place. We all had young boys and wanted to get them together and also fulfil our love of gardening and desire to grow more of our own food. The roster was pretty easy to construct back then, we decided to meet once a week at each others houses after dropping bigger kids at school. It wasn't looking like a sure thing in the early days, we even dabbled with the idea of meeting every second week when we were slogging it out in the dead of a cold winter. You felt terribly guilty if you couldn't make it as two people doesn't make for much of a working bee. We kept at it though, gradually growing in size as we kept telling others what we were up to.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVLNQLDC7WW5ndex-JEjqPVSYmBLRXvRl5eDtQYlEFlg9RN5vDGFEVjGyPOxpJ85I2rK0Vd33YFyqHp7AiwUeHAXGZFofyYi6S6clFJVv3T4UqJD71_ZphMwTFUV6aHP7QOeTc2wYqJs/s1600/IMG_8486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVLNQLDC7WW5ndex-JEjqPVSYmBLRXvRl5eDtQYlEFlg9RN5vDGFEVjGyPOxpJ85I2rK0Vd33YFyqHp7AiwUeHAXGZFofyYi6S6clFJVv3T4UqJD71_ZphMwTFUV6aHP7QOeTc2wYqJs/s320/IMG_8486.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Today we really fill a room and easily bowl over a big garden's work in a couple of hours, leaving plenty of time to eat cake and chat. After a Friday I feel nourished in so many ways. From chatting with dear caring friends, from having my hands in the earth, from seeing the delighted smiles on our children's faces, from watching a garden flourishing - my own or others and of course from eating delicious cake. I learn so much from those around me and love sharing the seeds, cuttings and harvest. I love doing the garden tour, seeing the changes in each others gardens over time and getting new ideas for my own. Vegie group is really the highlight of my week, my little boy cried when he discovered that going to school meant no more vegie group but still delights in the social network we have created and celebrations we share such as a bonfire for winter solstice. I hope we continue for years to come and that we inspire others to create their own groups.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsgcmUnnnRUxN4Ng5j6M3uq7bWSdLayjVy0gGu1il3PqUal7_V8jAJpEBqkKfebMrsFtvVtbzIKooTe5fdcqGfRk7q6pQu01t5nMI9_aFcejh-WGTxf-MijaaAsZqYAk3W8H8dXcYPGE/s1600/IMG_8340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsgcmUnnnRUxN4Ng5j6M3uq7bWSdLayjVy0gGu1il3PqUal7_V8jAJpEBqkKfebMrsFtvVtbzIKooTe5fdcqGfRk7q6pQu01t5nMI9_aFcejh-WGTxf-MijaaAsZqYAk3W8H8dXcYPGE/s640/IMG_8340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Out the front I have one fallow patch, one green manure patch and one compost patch - waiting patiently for September and the summer crops to come. The compost patch contains silverbeet, rocket, and celery that all came up in my compost. I have also planted peas to grow up the old corn stalks where the beans once grew. My one productive patch contains onions, spinach, a variety of peas and broccolli. I am still getting the odd chilli and broad bean but the tomatoes have finally finished - I made 8 jars of green and red tomato relish.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have lots of fruit pruning to do - those upward growing branches just keep on returning</div><br />
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</div>By popular requestVegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260368763622982212.post-20385729120732273022011-06-25T05:32:00.005+10:002011-08-01T08:22:39.823+10:00Susan's Garden<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTk3O6pIKEj158FxBEMk3PImrNCVnR43UgbzoJn3LOibqqg3SumhPnPLByfS5JOxoCpXHop2rfhQ6gSKb8BS3IUsSr6CO1LgfcRbVYv4umMGYWLOHsqDsrWP59RESHmav_Emd2tmA7T4/s1600/IMG_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTk3O6pIKEj158FxBEMk3PImrNCVnR43UgbzoJn3LOibqqg3SumhPnPLByfS5JOxoCpXHop2rfhQ6gSKb8BS3IUsSr6CO1LgfcRbVYv4umMGYWLOHsqDsrWP59RESHmav_Emd2tmA7T4/s320/IMG_0460.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIKT03XMUnYA31ac-Q3qouRvQppJRwA337foq9pWsCwHIOKSfMfapDL1SAYkVUyDYSAj4eJ1cD-Kv7PviE0t6m2ngX3jmwDC9lt_WU9P3qmJr9m4SWtEKRmsba5iBmEw4FFPDDkPtkgM/s1600/IMG_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIKT03XMUnYA31ac-Q3qouRvQppJRwA337foq9pWsCwHIOKSfMfapDL1SAYkVUyDYSAj4eJ1cD-Kv7PviE0t6m2ngX3jmwDC9lt_WU9P3qmJr9m4SWtEKRmsba5iBmEw4FFPDDkPtkgM/s320/IMG_0462.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Melanie: Hi Susan, I see you have had a whole lot of bales delivered to your garden. I know you don't have a horse, what's going on?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Susan: They are for our new vegie garden</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Melanie: Oh, a vegie gardener! You must come with me...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And, as they say, the rest is history.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hi. I have been with the vegie group for a couple of years now. Chats with friends, learning and sharing ideas for our vegie patches, children playing happily together (mostly!) , coffee, freshly baked cakes, and of course, working on our vegie patches together. Fridays have become the highlight of my week.</div>I would like to share a couple of photos from our family's vegie patch.Vegie Groupieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649173926800640261noreply@blogger.com2