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Mid March/April is Olive Time. It’s the time to start picking olives, preparing them and bottling them. It is quite an exciting time and for some, a tedious process of washing the olives twice daily but for me, a daily ritual that I love. You see I love olives, I was introduced to them by…
I’ve always been interested in making my own personal care and household products. This way, I know what goes into them.....no harsh chemicals to affect my health, that of my family, or the planet. So I was chuffed when I found a recipe in an old Organic NZ magazine from 2012, featuring a dishwashing powder…
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We have a whole heap of courgettes growing in the garden at this time of the year. Different types; the ordinary supermarket variety green one, Rampicante, scallopini and baby kamokamo. Kamokamo are a Maori squash which can grow quite large and develop a hard outer shell to allow you to store them through winter. As…
Here's a beauty......when your basil is growing profusely and you can't use it up quick enough, this is a great way to preserve your basil for later use. This is a very piquant, fragrant oil which can be blended into salad dressings or simply drizzled over pasta for extra zing! So this recipe is very…
You know the saying....feed a starving man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.....well, same thing with insect repellent! When your husband is always asking you to make him some insect repellent, you teach him to make his own!! I have always…
Rhubarb. It's a mouth bending tongue twister! You can't say it without doing a bit of mouth yoga! And it's also a whole lot more! I have three clumps in the garden. They are one of those beauties, plant once and forget. Year after year they will produce beautiful fibre-rich stalks to keep you going,…
Let's talk deodorant. Back when my son was just 14yrs old, he spent nearly a year on the couch, cradling his head from crippling headaches and migraines. Endless trips to doctors, paediatricians and even a neuro specialist brought slim relief. He lived on pain killers and the last straw came when he was prescribed an…
