What to do with a whole lot of almost ripe apples that the birds are already starting to test? Well you could leave it to them, sure they are hungrier and maybe they deserve some good homegrown fruit. Nah! Ingredients Apples – pick and soak in water overnight Dates – fresh or dried Two oranges … Continue reading
There was this little plum tree in the front yard that was no more than a stick in the ground – now 4 seasons later it provides a delicious plum that ripens just a few days before the birds realise! But not the only fruit at this type of year – the cherries were excellent … Continue reading
Here you go – with coffee. Without coffee. Continue reading
Can our relationship with the ground ground us? When is a metaphor the real thing? When asked “What does it mean to be grounded?”, it won’t surprise the readers of Ground to Ground to hear people evoke images of the Earth, trees that are solid but flexible enough to sway in the wind (meaning that … Continue reading
After sampling some fresh tomato salsa, made from a friend’s fresh garden tomatoes, I decided on a whim to try growing tomatoes in a container on my backyard deck. Shucks, why not? It worked for flowers and other plants. Having never grown tomatoes before, I basically didn’t know what I was doing, how to do it, … Continue reading
Seems like a town in Germany got sick and tied of those environmentally hateful coffee pods and decided to do something about it. There is so much bad with those pods it can’t be right, almost evil I says. Your signs of quality no pod coffee are below – a machine where you pour the … Continue reading
Really didn’t know how this one would turn out, but a little hope, time, rain and coffee compost seems to make fruit! And it’s a late crop compared to the other peaches, so they are now available fresh off the tree from November to Feb. A delightful sweet and slightly tart clingstone peach. … Continue reading
