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.

A very succesful share occured at Nirvana Farm last Saturday.The initiative came as a way of Nirvana Organic Farm celebrating 30 years of growing bio-dynamically and living a lifestyle in tune with nature and sharing  knowledge to the wider south Australian community. What a hoot! 19 mostly very local households contributed and shared their excess produce in an amazing gesture of generosity. The range of produce was impressive from the initial response of...” oh, I’ve only got lemons “, to what overwhelmed the table capacity and the need to fetch another. Some of the produce included avocadoes, lettuce, carrots, fennel, broad beans, silverbeet, rhubarb, mustard greens ,kaffir lime leaves, lots of herbs, green tomato chutney, biscuits, brownies, preserved lemons, seville oranges, tangelos and of course lots of lemons. Perhaps next time everyone will want lemons to make Nirvana’s lemonade! But there were more goodies that required a third table. These were plants, including strawbe...

An opportunity for our Heathfield community to come together to share surplus home grown or homemade produce. 3rd Saturday of the month from 3pm – 4pm at   Nirvana Organic Farm’s classroom 184 Longwood Rd  Heathfield. Dates and times may change according to seasonal conditions and community needs. First swap OCTOBER 20th 2012 COME ALONG AND SWAP Fresh home grown fruit and vegetables Herbs Home Baked goods Homemade jams and preserves Plants, seeds, seedlings and cuttings Or just come along for a chat and a cuppa     Run by local residents totally not for profit no money changes hands no cost, no strings attached everyone welcome   People come to this with a spirit of generosity and community. All produce goes onto a communal table and then we can all take what we would like and what we think is a fair swap. No money is to be exchanged fo...

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...