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 [...]
While I’ve been staying at Heathcote I’ve learnt to milk goats. It’s quite tricky and I’ll need some practise before I’m as proficient as my host, but I’m able to milk one of the goats each morning. There are two milking goats here – Sweety and Cardy (Cardamom). Both are pregnant, so are not being [...]
One of the best things I’ve found staying at this place is the routine. There is no power here – apart from some solar cells to charge up laptops during the day when the sun is shining. There is also no plumbing – there is tank water and taps, but no bathroom or laundry. So [...]