This weekend I made local wild food tasters for some Japanese seaweed scientists. No pressure. Wild mint and buchu brandy cocktails Buchu brandy is excellent for settling… Read more “Wild Food catering”
Category: Fynbos
Summer photos
Here are some more excellent photos taken by our multi-talented nursery manager Werner Deblitz. He has managed to capture some great shots in and around the nursery… Read more “Summer photos”
Crazy Red Dot Summer Sale!
We are having a crazy red dot summer sale. Yes we are! Melinda from the retail with our two little crazies. And no, they are not for… Read more “Crazy Red Dot Summer Sale!”
Syncarpha vestita
Cape Snow has fallen at the bottom of the nursery… We will have a white Christmas at Cape Point! Syncarpha vestita is part of the daisy family.… Read more “Syncarpha vestita”
Late Spring Forage Harvest and Feast
Last Saturday we had another fantastic Forage Harvest and Feast! Here of some beautiful photos taken by Werner Deblitz…scroll down and let your imagination take over… … Read more “Late Spring Forage Harvest and Feast”
Veggies and Composting in Spring
We have been working hard in our veggie gardens, getting them looking beautiful for our Forage, Harvest and Feast courses and as tasty as possible for us… Read more “Veggies and Composting in Spring”
Indigenous edibles at Kirstenbosch
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to go on a guided Indigenous edibles walk entitled “Fynbos flavours – a culinary adventure”at Kirstenbosch led by Di… Read more “Indigenous edibles at Kirstenbosch”
Springtime arrives at the nursery
It is a perfect day here today at the nursery… Not a breath of wind. The sun is out and all the flowers are in full bloom.… Read more “Springtime arrives at the nursery”
Forage Feast and Harvest course dates
In the school holidays we had two lovely kids forage mornings – focusing on edible flowers and wild herbs which we collected from the gardens and used… Read more “Forage Feast and Harvest course dates”
Kids Forage and Harvest Morning
Last week we had two brilliant Kids Forage mornings.
Just do the math:
Kids + school holidays + baskets + edible flowers & wild herbs + farm animals + an awesome playground + baking + paper + crayons
= A bunch of happy kids, floral & wild herb scones with lashings of jam and cream, fynbos iced tea, art, shrieks of laughter, new friends, plant knowledge, full tummies and
a Wild Fun Time!
Check it out:
Daring each other to eat the Spekboom leaves
Tasting Borage flowers
Discussing the merits of foraged wild edibles versus harvested crops. Or how mushy the mud is.
Peppermint Pelargonium …”It tastes like bubblegum!”
Meeting Bella the pig
Just kidding around
Washing the flowers and wild herbs
Then spinning them dry
Chop chop
Making the scones
Quality control tasting
Having fun in the playground
Scones are ready!
Yummy
Yummy
In my
Tummy!
And such creative artists!
Thank you to all the lovely children and their wonderful parents for bringing them for the fun filled morning.
Next time we will be making pizza!
Hope to see all those who who could not make it at one of the next Kids Forage Mornings.
