Out the back of special

Sam retired a while ago now, we still buy pears from his son John, but I thought of Sam this week when I read the news coming out of the ACCC Supermarket Inquiry.
The serviceberry gift giving guide

As she eats serviceberries by the handful, Kimmerer is almost embarrassed by the plant’s generosity, it’s the antithesis of the way we accumulate stuff.
Out in it

On hot days like today most of us get to hide away in front of our air cons or fans, but if you’re an animal, a vegetable or a farmer, no matter what the temperature is you’re going to be outside.
Eat better meat, less

This time of year as we may find ourselves buying turkeys, hams and other meats we don’t often eat Tammi’s advice would be to learn what better meat is, find the farmers who raise it and cook dishes that use less.
Where have the growers gone?

Joshua Arzt says the organic stone fruit shortage is not due to the usual culprits, bad weather or drought. The problem is lack of farmers.
Worm time

At the end of the year when all the pressures of work and family collide sometimes the best place to go is underground. This is worm time.