Globe Artichokes

Globe Artichokes     When I started “the artichoke experiment” my knowledge of artichokes was sketchy at best. I did know there were two types of artichoke, the Jerusalem and the Globe. I eventually found out that Globe artichokes are related to the thistle family and produce large purple flowers if left on the plant, […]

Posted by Admin on November 2nd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Gardening, Vegetables

Spring Farmers’ Market

It is always a joy to visit the local Sunday Farmers’ Market. Especially on a Spring morning under a sunny blue sky. I had been to the same exact site the day before for an Edible Gardens show. The wind was strong then, but on this morning it had fortunately died down and was a […]

Posted by Admin on November 2nd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Featured Products, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Supermarket versus Farmers’ Market : Part 2

The Farmers’ Market: One sunny January morning we set out to pick raspberries and blueberries at a berry farm. It was shut. www.rubyglen.co.nz As it turned out this was fortuitous as we headed off to the local Farmers’ Market instead. www.marketground.co.nz/fmnzhb An impromptu visit can sometimes be the most rewarding as there are fewer expectations […]

Posted by Admin on October 1st, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Featured Products, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Supermarket versus Farmers’ Market : Part 1

Supermarket Experiences: A friend and I were in the supermarket to find ingredients for dinner. At the checkout a young male checkout operator held up a vegetable and asked “whats this?” And I noticed the checkout operator next to him give a little smirk, clearly amused by his question. I had hesitated in answering as […]

Posted by Admin on October 1st, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Pot Luck (miscellaneous)