Piper and I have been sowing seeds for winter vegetables this afternoon. It’s fun to do with children of any age when outside is stormy and wet, and inside is a much nicer prospect. Northern hemisphere folks sow summer veg… Read More »Rainy Day Kids’ Activity: Sowing winter veg
Mark Berger put into words a couple of weeks ago something that I’ve been thinking since being back in South Africa, and that is that South African’s appear to be suffering under “a massive countrywide inferiority complex.” One particular area… Read More »Local is lekker, imported is bad for the planet
It’s vegetarian recipe day here at EcoStreet because eating less meat is better for our planet. Today I’m sharing with you a recipe that I improvised after eating something similar at Millstone Cafe at the Oude Molen Eco Village. I’m… Read More »EcoFood: Butternut, spinach and feta quiche
Down here in the Southern Hemisphere the shortest day of the year less than a week away, and we’re counting down to planting season. Just this past weekend in the rain, my lovely husband was chopping a great chunk out… Read More »Countdown to Planting Season
CAPE TOWN – Here’s something really worthwhile to do on Tuesday’s public holiday. I’m going because I like to make a contribution to keeping places that I enjoy in good nick, and because I want to teach my children that… Read More »Wetland clean up at Oude Molen Eco Village this Tuesday
“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.” – AA Milne Mashed potato is my absolute number one comfort food. It really sticks to your ribs, makes you… Read More »EcoFood: Veg Mash
“Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!” – Lewis Carroll Continuing the series of vegetarian food that even non-vegetarians can enjoy (and reduce their carbon footprints accordingly), here’s my roasted butternut soup recipe, a real favourite with my family (secret: neither… Read More »Eco-Food: Roasted Butternut Soup
Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. — Albert Einstein I’m not vegetarian. I have been in the past, I even spent a few… Read More »Eco-Food: Potato & Leek Soup
It’s times like these when we remember that it’s actually of huge benefit to ourselves to grow some of our own food. So many of us have forgotten that, because it’s “easier” to just pop to the supermarket when we… Read More »Is your garden on the World Food Garden Map?