It has become clear that without pikelets, we would be lost. They may be small, and innocuous, but they are the shield against the storm, around here.
So you’ve worked all day and it’s now time to magically and quickly fabricate a wholesome dinner for 6 out of carrots, potatoes and carrots. So soup it is. But with soup there must be bread. Ah, yes. I didn’t quite make any, again. Oops. Aha. Pikelets. Read More
Ashar Fox is 4 this week, which I guess means that Milkwood Permaculture is also officially 4 as well.
Though we started Milkwood just over 6 years back, it was Ashar’s birth that woke me up. Something went click or snap at that point, and I switched from ‘hey, living in the country is kinda fun’ into ‘I will make this work’ mode. Hence Milkwood was born. Read More
Last weekend Milkwood made the telly! Sydney Weekender to be exact… it was a bit of fun. Big thanks to everyone who helped pull the day of filming off, including our awesome crew and friends from afar…
Blackberries are our favorite noxious weed, by far. They provide valuable habitat for small birds, hold eroded creekbanks together where nothing else will, and bring forth a motherlode of antioxidant and vitamin rich berries, right about this time of year.
Ashar and I have been going foraging on a regular basis in the name of the yearly blackberry jam supply… Read More
Happy holidays everyone! We hope you’re in the midst of some serious downtime. As it’s all about midsummer meals and cramming a year’s worth of days off into a week around here, we’ve all been hard at it.
Christmas day saw Floyd, Gigi, Michael and Lawrence (incoming market garden intern) harvesting and cooking the first ever Christmas lunch at the Tinyhouse, followed by a session with Caga Tió… Read More
Wow what a ridiculously big and beautiful year! We’ve come so far from where we were at the start of 2012 that I can barely believe it.
But we have photographic evidence, so it must have all happened. Here’s 12 months of thrills and spills at Milkwood… Read More
It’s a Catalan Christmas at Milkwood Farm this year. Which means that, in pride of place, sits Caga Tió. Caga Tió is a happy ‘uncle’ who is actually a log. You feed him fruit for 2 weeks leading up to Christmas and, on the appointed day, he poos out presents of nougat. And you sing to him and ask him not to produce sardines instead.
Now tell me this is not the ultimate Christmas tradition. I’ve felt pretty mild about Christmas these last few years but Caga Tió has changed everything. Read More
What better soundtrack for Christmas than combining two essential ingredients for a good life: permaculture, and ukulele. Permaculture: A Rhymer’s manual is a set of songs based on David Holmgren’s 12 permaculture principles, created with the idea that education and learning resources come in many forms, so why not. We love em.
This week at Milkwood Farm we kicked up our heels with The Barn Dance at the End of the World, with special guest Charlie (aka Permaculture Ukulele). Charlie was so much fun we thought we’d share a bit about his project Permaculture: A Rhymer’s manual as the ultimate Christmas soundtrack…
I am pleased to announce that we have, 4 months after moving in, finally spend a whole weekend at the Tiny House. And it was beautiful.
Stand by for pics (I’ve tried to offset their normality by framing them as best i could) of children, dogs, swims, potato prints and all the things a proper weekend at home should include. Better late than never! Read More
After a crazy, wonderful and challenging spring, we’ve finally hosted the last Milkwood event till after New Years. Wow.
Since the farm opened in September we’ve taught and hosted courses in forest gardening, permaculture design, mushroom cultivation, market gardening and beekeeping and polished it off with big open days. Alongside all that, we’ve been establishing and growing market gardens, forest gardens and emerging animals systems. In short, there’s been a lot on. Read More
