Photo 1&2:One of the 3 worm farms at Earthtalk... this one is just outside my front door.... the kitchen scraps that the chucks don't like are fed to the worms.... the worm farms are home to thousands of worms that T&C bought in specially... The worms produce worn pee called 'vermitea' & worm pooh
called 'vermicast'. Collecting & spreading these rich, dark magical potions is considered a special 'wwoofer' treat.....it's like liquid/solid gold for plants.... my nurse training
has helped me out on so many occasions these past weeks... when I've felt especially squeamish about collecting & handling all manner of squishy, squashy, smelly animal products......
Photo 3:
My turn to cook supper... I'm cooking a vegetarian indian curry including using homegrown butternut squash & maori root potatoes
Photo 4: The amazing Tamarillo... they grow in 3 places but most abundantly in amongst the banana plantation... I collected 11 kilos today.... 6 kgs to take to the supermarket in Waiuku to sell.... a twice a week delivery... the rest to either make tamarillo sweet sauce, savory chutney, dried for use in the museli packs.... to give away as gifts to local families living in Waiuku, to visitors, to tradespeople who come or simply to enjoy ourselves in various shapes & forms... hot puddings etc... there are two types of Tamarillo - yellow & red.... you eat can them raw... you eat the insides with a tea spoon... otherwise you can use the whole fruit...
Bye for now... Suz x
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