Where drawings illustrate well what us humans should do next.
I took advantage of a warm and sunny day to go through an Education for Sustainable Development training session outdoors, in “Le jardin d’Aurillac”.
In contrast with « le jardin de Saint Simon », « le jardin d’Aurillac » is in poor condition, for lack of proper care. Will it stay like that ?
Not a single part of the 30 September harvest will be wasted. Windfalls have been used from ground to crown* and turned into gold and rubies.
We picked apples in « le jardin de Saint Simon » yesterday. We look at what we did well and could have done better, and provide a link for further guidance on when and how to harvest all kinds of garden fruit.
Thinking about who is going to harvest may help choose the right size of tree when planting.
Soft fruit: using a muslin or a food mill to remove seeds makes different jams. To me, the food mill is a clear winner in terms of processing efficiency and convenience.
Yesterday was Abundance Wimbledon Fruit Day 2015, which marks the second anniversary of this blog. Here are their details for those who would like to join the fruit sharing initiative.