As we’ll be needing a fair amount of new stuff when we move back, I’ve been starting to wonder how to do a major amount of shopping and stay green. I’ve just found One Eco Home which looks like it might be worth a look for furniture and other round-the-house bits and pieces. I particularly love [...]
Archive for March, 2008
20 Mar
Is the end of cheap food a good thing?
Blimey, that’s a controversial thought!
Tuesday’s Sydney Morning Herald was trumpeting “the end of cheap food” with world prices rising, and Biofuel production eating into already failing croplands.
98% of me recoils against this idea, but there’s 2% of me that’s listening to WRAP’s stats on the waste of food in the UK. You can check out [...]
18 Mar
Cider! Yum!
God, I’ve missed decent Cider!
Just look at this amazing range of ciders, and cider brandies. I might end up spending all of December and January in a apple-scented drunken haze.
18 Mar
A confession . . .
I have a confession to make . . . a secret desire that has been with me for many years . . . a quiet obsession, rarely glimpsed . . . I have a “thing” for mushrooms.
I think it must have started when I was a student, when large serves of fried mushrooms and onions [...]
18 Mar
Scribbled Planting Wishlist for our Vege Patch
Need to empty my head of this, my first thoughts on what I want to find out more about for our vege patch:
Globe Artichokes
Golden & normal Beetroot
Potatoes – preferably something a little special, maybe low GI, or heritage varieties
Mushrooms – Chestnut, Morels, Shiitake, Oyster
Garlic
No green beans! (request from my wife)
Beans for Cassoulet?
Mange Tout
Red Onions (and [...]
17 Mar
Keeping the world at Bay
I’ve always loved herb gardens – the instant escape from reality brought on by the scent of crushing rosemary, basil or sage, and there’s something wonderful about being able to grab a sprig or bunch to add interest to a plain dish, or to add the finishing touches to something special. So much better than a fuel-guzzling [...]
