by Julia | Jan 11, 2025 | General
No Fruit Smoothie 2 T Chia 1 T Pumpkin, sunflower or almonds, pinch of Karengo fronds seaweed Soak all of the above in 1 cup water Make a pot of tea e.g. nettle & kawakawa. Allow to cool. Handful of weeds/greens; a selection of e.g. magenta spreen, fat hen,...
by Julia | Dec 9, 2022 | General
I wanted to share some amazing new things I’ve learned about water, hydration and fascia. We know that water can be a liquid, or a vapour or solid as ice. Did you know though, there is a fourth phase of water that has largely been over-looked? This fourth phase is a...
by Julia | Sep 30, 2022 | General
Spring heralds the start of a new growing season, a fresh start with plants waking up and producing colourful flowers or soft new leaves that renew our sense of wonder. Inspired to offer something a little different and fresh I’m going to share some poetry. I’m...
by Julia | Aug 26, 2022 | General
Have you come across yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) yet? It is a juicy, crunchy, sweet tasting underground tuber, also known as Sunroot, Yacón Strawberry, Apple of the Earth, Arocona, Jacon, Jiquima, Sweet Fruit Root, Underground pear or Peruvian Ground apple. It...
by Julia | Aug 9, 2022 | General
This month I’m offering a book review of an amazing book called “The new wild”. I delved into it and found it a mind stretch because of Fred Pearce’s concepts of how nature works to always find balance. My flatmate Linda became interested to read the book and she was...
by Julia | Jun 27, 2022 | General
I recently discovered a valuable plant in the garden I didn’t know I had. It’s Queensland arrowroot Canna edulis but it actually comes from South American and in Peru it is known as Achira where it was domesticated 5000 years ago. I acquired the plant at a crop...