Dear reader,
Spring greetings from Farleigh Farm! I love putting this newsletter together as there is always something of interest to share. October at Farleigh means bluebells and rhododendrons (inedible but very pretty), wisteria (only the flowers are edible, seed pods poisonous) and hosta shoots which are lovely steamed. This month I've featured a plant that manages to cross the boundary of cherished garden plant and weed, non other than borage with its pretty bright blue flowers. Read all about it here.
Last Saturday I had a mishap with my precious camera and we both fell into a stream when a branch I reached for gave way! Luckily I am fully recovered, but my camera is a 'right-off', so I'm in the process of getting an new one through insurance, as I love taking photos -something you may have noticed :).
Last month I had two wonderful workshops - one in Hamilton and one in Te Puna, Tauranga. I am always delighted that so many awesome people are wanting to learn about wild edibles.
Hence three more workshops are planned. The first is a rare opportunity to forage at Farleigh and see where I collect wild edibles every day, in the garden and over the farm. It will be a longer workshop to allow for a longer foraging walk, see the flyer below. The second is over in Rotorua at Rob's wonderful organic property (flyer below) and the third will be down in Havelock North Sunday November 29th at the Farmhouse Kitchen which is going to be an exciting event where I offer a wild edible workshop in the morning and Setha of Setha's seeds offers an workshop in the afternoon. A beautiful lunch provided by the Farmhouse Kitchen is included in the full days' program. Watch for the details of this Havelock workshop on the website.
The question of how to go about growing ALL our own food is an important topic in becoming self sufficient in feeding ourselves. I begin a conversation with Wilma about this, so join us and read about it here.
