Garden in action.

by | Apr 14, 2011 | Food and wine

Somehow the pictures of this post are already a bit old (two weeks or so) … This is the time of the year that a lot of plants gear up to produce there leafs and fruits. In our green house (polytunnel) we planted out two courgettes, a striato(striped) type and a...

Roaming the fields for food

by | Apr 8, 2011 | Food and wine, General

And there is more….. Soaking required. You need to have an eye for detail. No worries we are fine and so is the garden but verdure del campo, wild greens, are still held in very high esteem here. If you are lucky you may even find them in a ristorante. Either at...

Wild asparagus

by | Apr 7, 2011 | Food and wine

We already ate them two weeks ag our neighbours house in a frittata but from now on you can find us daily in the bushes to get our own. It takes a bit of practising to train your eyes but after that you’ll get into the picking flow. I like to eat them raw but...

Goose eggs

by | Mar 26, 2011 | Food and wine, General

Our neighbours, a small kilometre down the road from our house, have some small animals on their farm. At the moment they have kamikaze chickens, the ones that cross the road just in front of oncoming vehicles (mostly mine). They also have some geese, two to be...

Hunting for boots

by | Mar 23, 2011 | General

Though the weather is heating up a bit we still have the occasional downpour of rain turning the ground into a slimy goo. Our soil contains quite some clay. To navigate this landscape I normally wear boots but the ones I have are so worn out is time for new ones. A...
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