While I’ve been in SA I’ve visited two Farmer’s Markets – the Adelaide Farmer’s Market last Sunday, and the Barossa Farmer’s market today. The Barossa market is great, they have a wide range of local producers in the region, not just wine producers. There were local farmers & producers selling veggies, meat, fruit, honey, muesli [...]
Today another WWOOFer and I made two preserves – “Illawarra plum and chilli sauce” from a book by Jean-Paul Bruneteau and “Flo Beer’s Pickled quinces” from a book by Maggie Beer (who lives half an hour from here in the Barossa). Illawarra plums are an Australian Bush Food. My host also made pomegranate juice, he [...]
For the last week or so I’ve been WWOOFing at a property in Gawler, just North of Adelaide. They produce a number of products, all organically certified – nuts, fruit and vegetables. The orchard here is extensive and includes pistachios, pecans, walnuts, olives, carobs, white sapotes, pomegranates, guava, pome fruits such as apples and pears [...]