winter salad for a VIP

Sunday saw a community gathering for a working bee at the old school, to launch the revival efforts to turn it into a community hub. Chris spent the morning hammering flat nails in the old floor from which lino had been lifted. I managed to get down for lunch (a big showing being in order, as the local MP was attending) but remembered only at the last minute that I was supposed to take a salad or cake.

Permaculture class at my place

Lay awake listening to a night of heavy rain and mulling over a big day ahead, and woke to a drizzly morning and an early start to the day. There was the vegan cake recipe found online to try (with my own lemons and rosemary), the weekend’s pumpkin seeds and dried olives to prepare for snacks, and a ‘leftovers soup’ to make while clearing the fridge and tidying the kitchen.

when is a weed not a weed?

Been busy looking into weeds as part of a Cert III competency 'Using Weedy Plants in a Permaculture System'. A bit disappointing to discover, reading the details of this competency, that it seems far more focussed on eradication than use!