Green banana flour
An experiment in making a prodigious banana harvest last longer. More useful than expected, with some caveats
Harvesting the kūmara
After ignoring our māra kūmara for several months, we dug it up!
April in the garden
Establishing winter brassica, securing seed garlic, tiding up strawberries, and harvesting pip fruit.
March in the garden
Planting begins for cooler months and harvest continues for summer crops. Time to prune the stone fruit too.
February in the garden
Summer crops come in thick and need storing. Seed saving for next year begins while your earlier plantings continue.
Hoarding and homesteading
Choosing the things that spark joy.
Canning lemonade syrup
When life gives you too many lemons, can the lemonade for a sunnier day. Preserves a citrus glut for months.
Magical mushrooms
Mushrooms are popping up all over our paddock, and we are enjoying the hunt!
Eating water-glassed eggs
Preserving eggs in lime water when the flock slows down. A traditional method that actually works.
Autumn in the vege garden
I haven’t been very attentive to my garden lately, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be eating out of it in the coming months.
Garlic and rosemary salt
Home-grown garlic salt with rosemary. One of the best ways to store and use a garlic harvest.
The eggless chickens
If you usually just purchase them, you might not know that in the darkest days of winter, the chickens take a break.
Makin’ bacon
When life gives you a pig, you make bacon. A straightforward home-curing process from shot to bacon buttie.
Planting peas
Ever wanted super-fresh peas? They take a bit of work, but nothing compares. Here’s everything you need to know!
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
