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There are many good things that come from having a backyard that is edible, convenience being one of them. It’s just so simple to walk out the back door, grab the herbs and vegetables you need and whip up something for lunch. It’s great for the hip pocket, especially if you take the time to raise the seedlings yourself, which for a minimal effort can reap massive savings.
Seriously I’m puzzled as to why more folk are’nt inclined to grow their own. Are they just lazy? I think it’s more effort to go to the supermarket and deal with ‘the people’ than to walk out into my own patch and grab what I need.
Rosemary and chopped ‘yesterdays cooked meat’
Curly parsley
Kale
We’re trying to stick to a kinda budget at the moment, we do really well during the week and then smash it on the weekend with wine and cheese. But persevering with the budget concept I cut up some left over cooked meat, a sausage, a burger and a steak. With some herbs, veg, passata and borlotti beans lunch was made. A ‘yesterdays meat n’ bean stew’ cooked in 15 minutes, devoured in 5.
yum! yum! yum!
I too wonder why more people don’t grow their own food…they are so missing out! Your stew looks freakin fantastic.
I am planning to grow edible stuff in our backyard soon. Your blog inspires me no end. I just this book called Unprejudiced Palate (I can’t remember the author’s name at the moment) and it’s all about growing one’s food too. Very aspirational.
Gee thanks! I’m stoked every time I get feedback like this! It’s the only reason for the blog! I’ll have to check out this book you mentioned!
We loved having our little herb garden with mini slightly warped carrots on our balcony in Perth. We’re missing it here, in Melbourne, but hoping to start up some more herbs in the garden soon and one day a full veggie patch (when we have a proper garden!). For now I’m living vicariously through you! Although, I’ll be throwing together a yesterday’s meat’n bean stew for myself next time I’ve some leftovers :)
The book’s author is Angelo Pellegrini, I picked it up again last night and I am reading it anew, this time with an eye out for tips on growing my own food. Hope you find a copy, the author is a staunch advocate like you.
Righto I’m going to check this out!
Exactly?! It’s so easy and cheap! I feel like we missed out on this season’s potential with a big move in summer’s dead-center. But I’m really looking forward to winter for the purpose of hibernating and garden-planning. Do you have any big plans under way? Also, what sort of Rosemary is that? I’ve never seen ours flower, but maybe that’s because of the climate.
Yeah massive plans this season!!
I’ve already started propagating ‘wave’ number one, and planing for the next batch. One thing I’ve learnt is planting in stages, even for the same type of plant….all so that your covered all season. Saying that, I admit I still get gluts! Then I get pickling….(canning)
I forgot to mention the rosemary. When we where on the Amalfi Coast we noticed these cascading rosemary plants growing on the roadside cliff’s. When I got home I found the cascading variety, it’s perfect for hanging pots. And attracts the bee’s!!