Nirvana Biodynamics

This afternoon we spent harvesting some wonderful honey from our 2 hives. It was great to see fully capped frames after a disappointing harvest last year. It’s always a great experience although at times a bit stressful .The next harvest will be after Christmas when the chestnuts have finished flowering. Chestnut flowers produce really special honey.

Due to the heatwave our annual goose plucking, normally done just before Australia Day had been delayed. Last Thursday evening an enthusiastic team of helpers arrived to experience their food from paddock to plate. The tasks at hand where carried out in a party atmosphere and each helper got a dressed bird, livers and fat to take home and enjoy. On Sunday, I made some pate and Quentin roasted the goose, with his special stuffing ,teamed with heaps of v egies from the garden add a couple of friends, some nice reds, a pleasant evening on the veranda and you end up with a great evening, goose that melted in your mouth and the wonderful flavour- something that money can’t buy! …and we have another 11 in the freezer so look forward to one a month. I’ve also made lots of stock from feet , gizzards, herbs and vegies as well as rendered down a years supply of goose fat. Maybe goose processing is not the most enjoyable task but we make it fun and the rewarding meals are worth it. Nothing bette...

....are what makes working with nature all the more special. As well as encountering protective(not aggressive) goose parents and their fluff ball yet fast growing offspring’s ,a day in the gardens can bring many often interesting surprises. The other day while weeding with Ting we met one of these. Large & beautifully coloured but would give you a nasty bite if you upset it. Just before lunch a decided I needed to visit the outside dunny. Hebe beat me in as she new the resident ring tail possum was sleeping in the basket there. All curled up looking very cute. Latter on, the air was alive with swarming bees, such energy as they move along! Back at the tasks at hand i.e. weeding the currants, I noticed that a blue wren family had become very noisy and excited, Frank had noticed as well and had gone over to investigate, he barked once so I went to investigate and sure enough there was a beautiful red bellied black snake. We left it to get on and went back to weeding. Today another i...