Category Archives: Coffee Grounds in the garden
How long for a Prickly Pear to fruit?
Starting a conversation about my attempts to grow prickly pear go something like this: “I cut off one of the pads as a cutting,” says I. “To grow?” they ask, brows furrowed. “Yes…” Here it comes, but they mean well. “You mean prickly pear, that cactus weed? You want to… grow it!?” Shock, Horror, et […]
Not Everything is a Banana
On a hot day a banana peel will disintegrate midair on a trip to the compost heap (or to a ditch… It’s shocking that a person who would choose a banana could be the same litterbug launching garbage from the backseat of a Honda). A banana needs almost no time. What about the recalcitrant eggshell? … Continue reading
The Best Kind of Peaches
What are the best kind of peaches? Imagine a tree full of them just outside your front door. They are nearly ripe, and when you finally get them off the tree to taste, they are best pieces of fruit you ever ate. Now lucky for me, the Anzac Peach tree was in its fourth year this … Continue reading
The Amazing Opportunitites in Coffee Pulp Recycling
Photos taken by Zach Latimore on Finca Idealista Farm, Matagalpa, Nicaragua For most people, coffee grounds represent the “end” of the coffee process. Everything that has happened to those beans since they were picked from the tree has been done with the end goal of roasting them, grinding them, and then brewing coffee with them. … Continue reading
Why your Summer is incomplete without figs
There is something of a tradition at my place now with freshly picked figs being scoffed in the backyard from the middle of summer. By mid January the fruit darkens a purple stain through the green skin. And there is the matter is getting to them before the birds, which according to my chickens (who … Continue reading
A triple shot return to work!!
Did I need another reason to get back into the office after a 3,000 km family road trip? Well a container full of used coffee grounds just sealed the deal 😄 Continue reading
