Author: Scott

Hey hey its saffron season. Leigh and I have a small patch of corms (yes that is the correct title) that produce a huge (okay 10-20 grams) of dried saffron every year. Its very cool. We pick the flowers every morning and pluck out the stamen. I dry them and boom you have saffron. Spice…

As you know its Ian’s birthday. 38 by my calculations. Have a great day little Bro.

I hope you all had (or are having (dang that date line)) a great easter weekend. Ours was pretty good at this end of the planet. We had a couple of high points, the first being dinner out at our local commune, the Riverside Community. Now they have a SUPER resaurant. The food was devine…

Hey ho .. I just heard on the news. The Prime Minister said that New Zeland has had a whip around and decided to buy Chuck and Camilla a gift certificate to the garden centre as their wedding present. No fooling. What are YOU doing??

The harvest is 80% in and the judges pronounce it good. The mix this year has lots of active manuka and mixed floral (heavy on the clover) and is scrummy. About 40 kg is in the bin and I hope to flick you all a little taste over the next couple of weeks. Tonight I…