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Tuscan kale – seasonal greens with springtime benefits

The end of winter at Maison Bleue sees a flurry of activity as planning and preparation for summer crops takes shape. The little hothouse, the frame a clearing sale bargain and the cladding a discard from a nearby nursery, is filling fast with seeds sprouting and seedlings being protected from the last of the central [...]

By |September 4th, 2012|Maison Bleue|Comments Off on Tuscan kale – seasonal greens with springtime benefits

Local food – a homegrown environment for change?

It used to be the norm. According to our grandparents the backyard garden and neighbourly food exchanges were a part of our way of life. Click through to the twenty first century to a different everyday scenario. The connection with homegrown and unspoiled an alien notion, replaced by the easy convenience of drive thorough supermarket [...]

By |August 15th, 2012|Growing Change|Comments Off on Local food – a homegrown environment for change?