Foraging for Elderflower
Foraging in the city for elderflower 🌳 Finally we have a summery day! Which is apparently ideal for harvesting elderflower - warm, dry...
Central Otago Walnuts
Local walnuts! I spotted a small roadside stall at the entrance to the Kawarau Gorge from the Cromwell side and picked up a kilo of...
Lilies
Three stems of beautiful maroon lilies from Fallow & Fox in Mornington on Friday. Sometimes it’s nice to treat yourself to flowers ☺️!...
Free Flowers!
A bag of blooms - thanks to the Dunedin City Council 🌺 On Wednesday afternoon they were giving away plants from the flower beds at the...
Joe’s Feijoas
#Eat - I’ve just polished off the last of my feijoas from Joe’s Vegie Stall in Alma. I’m a big fan of this sweet, tangy, aromatic fruit...
Granny Webb’s Fruit Crumble
#356 Eat - Granny Webbs’s Nectarine Crumble made using Webb’s Fruit in Cromwell. With fruit grown locally by 4th generation family...
Central Otago Rose-Hip
#350 Do - Head for the hills in Central Otago for wild rose-hip. With autumn now here, the hills are full of this prickly bush with it's...
Kakanui Tomatoes
#347 Eat - Sweet Kakanui tomatoes. There is something special about the rich and fertile soil in the tiny coastal town of Kakanui that...
Farm Gate Hazelnuts
#346 Eat - Locally grown hazelnuts from a roadside stall 🤗 A very old and grand entrance to a farming property and a little sign for...
Te Mahanga Orchard Greengage Plums
#337 Eat - Glorious greengage plums! So sweet and delicious and their short season is in full swing. I picked up a bag from Te Mahanga...