Categories Archives: Produce

We’re taking back… Eggs!

In this Age where popcorn comes pre-made, some reject the status quo. Instead, they make and grow their own. This time, we’re talking about eggs. Did it start with a kitchen garden? “Why not a chicken?” you said.

Alt.garlic directory

Thank goddess for garlic and the post-war migrants who brought us the bulb; how different would your dinner be?

Alt.pork directory

“If you don’t eat the rare breed, the pig will become extinct,” I told the Vegetarian. Perhaps the logic created a hole in the space-time continuum—I don’t know—but the debate ended there.

Dear ColeWorths

The Senate inquiry has only partly accepted claims from dairy farmers that supermarket discounting damaged their incomes, reports ABC Rural. That’s disappointing, yet not unexpected. Please don’t buy $1/litre milk. It’s up to us; always was, always will be.

Alt.christmas: turkeys

Cosmetically-challenged alive and a beast in the fridge, the turkey strikes fear into the hearts of Christmas cooks. Deep breath. Relish the challenge. Don’t you deserve a happy happy gobble gobble for Christmas? I think you do…

The taste of Sydney

I wrote a little post for Permacultured about raw, urban honey. Once you taste the real thing, there’s no going back!

Honey, I’m home!

Doug Purdie extracting honey at the Sydney Sustainable Markets. His honey… phwoooaaaaarrrr!

Alt.egg directory

“The Australian Egg Corporation, which represents most egg farmers, this week sent new draft standards to producers, which would allow a free-range egg farm to run as many as 20,000 chickens per hectare,” reported The Land.