Category Archives: Food growing

Tamarillo chutney

Posted on Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Our two year old tamarillo tree (Solanum betaceum), has produced an absolutely bumper first crop. Unfortunately, two out of three members of our household don’t really like fresh tamarillo, but we’re all fans of tamarillo chutney, so Mum and I … Continue reading →

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Kumara harvest

Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010

One of the things we harvested this week was our crop of kumara (Ipomoea batatas – Maori sweet potatoes). We get our tupu (young plants) from the Koanga Institute. The institute holds a very special collection of ancient kumara, many of which … Continue reading →

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Olive Harvesting

Posted on Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Last weekend, Mum and I participated in one of our favourite annual occasions: olive harvesting at a friend’s property on the Kaipara Harbour. It’s been a long, dry, Mediterranean type summer, and the olive trees had produced a bumper crop. … Continue reading →

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