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Ian
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Bergerac
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Orchards
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Permaculture
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Ian's Kitchen Garden Day (France) Picnic
August 23, 2009 from 12:15pm to 6pm – Issigeac
kitchen Garden in France
Another couple of firsts
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My First COURGETTE (Zucchini) I am growing Courgettes for the first time ever this year. I have just two plants and they have now started to produce fruit. So here they are... The very first courgettes I have ever grown.. I tasted the one that is cut and it was delicious. |
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And my first SEEDS to SAVE I have also done quite well with Broad Beans this year, again my first time ever. They are over now and I have eaten lots and frozen some. I left these few (about 500gms {1 lb}) until the pods were quite black and then harvested them for seed for next year. |
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And a little RESCUE A couple of years ago I went away in late November for a few days and didn't return until late April.. NO, I wasn't thrown in prison but it is a long story.... Anyway, when I got back, one of my lemon trees had suffered severe damage from the winter chills. To be honest, I quickly decided that it was a gonner and threw it under the bench in the workshop where I forgot about it. Imagine my surprise the other day, when I suddenly noticed a glimmer of hope. I think it's on the road to recovery. |
Failed Fennel
I've had a problem with my fennel.....
The plants have grown but have not formed the bulb at the base. This is the first time I have grown fennel and I'm not sure what the problem is, or more likely, has been..
Maybe someone out there can help me.....
I hope so as I am intending to grow some more....
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I ate my first one today... It was just a little under ripe but I was working in amongst the plants and it got knocked off...Wll, it was too good to leave
Ian
Hi, I'm the site administrator.
I've looked at this discussion and have decided to change the page under the "main" tab so that it will show "categories". All discussion are categorised so that should help with all sorts of searches. Please bear ...
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I don't know much about the situiation in the US but I can comment on the situation in Europe, or at least France and the UK.
The UK has a lively base of Farmers Markets, but all to often they get into this kind of discussion and fail.. Here ar...
Profile Information
- Where do you live and garden?
- South West France
- How long have you been growing food?
- 4-10 years
- About Me:
- I moved to south west France back in 2004, to a property with a large garden. There was a lot of building work to do so gardening took a back seat until 2008 and all I did was mow the extensive park and try and prune the fruit trees and pick and use any fruit they produced. Plums and cherries were particularly successful.
In 2008, I took a small plot and made a "potager". In September 2008, Kate (as part of her Vegetable Vagabond Tour) and I increased the plot to 16 m2
This year we really bit the bullet and laid out an entirely new area of about 25 metres (yards) square. That's about 5 times the size of the new White House garden I'm not going to cultivate all of it directly but I have set just over half of it into production. The land is hard clay so each bed takes a lot of amendment, which I'm doing slowly.
- Dream garden travel destination:
- I'm going to try and attend all the KGI Global meet-ups.... 2009 shouldn't be too difficult, after that we'll just have to see.... 2010 is a long way but.... 2011 I'm sure I'll manage...
- Favorite foods:
- In France you don't have "favourite foods". All food is treated with reverence and meals aren't made they are constructed. For me , I really like duck in it's various forms - foie gras, confit de canard, duck with pineapple and ginger sauce. I also love homemade bread, homemade chutney and homemade jams and any fresh vegetables.
- Website (if any):
- http://www.lesfontenelles.co.uk/
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Fun in September
Ian, ably assisted by Kate, is hosting a weekend of gardening fun in September.
The weekend is in support of Kitchen Gardeners International's commitment to encouraging vegetable gardening across all the nations of the world.
The fun will start in France on Friday evening and go through to Sunday evening with visits to local gardens and markets etc. There will be ample opportunity to sample some of Perigord's exquisite cuisine and, after all, Perigord is one of France's gastronomic delights.… Continue
The weekend is in support of Kitchen Gardeners International's commitment to encouraging vegetable gardening across all the nations of the world.
The fun will start in France on Friday evening and go through to Sunday evening with visits to local gardens and markets etc. There will be ample opportunity to sample some of Perigord's exquisite cuisine and, after all, Perigord is one of France's gastronomic delights.… Continue
Posted on May 12, 2009 at 11:58am —
Ian is on the sick
Ian was recently admitted to hospital and may not get back to the blog until early January.
Posted on December 8, 2008 at 2:50pm — 10 Comments
My Friend Bernard
 | I visited my friend Bernard the other day and was forced to try a couple of his wines. The first was his 2007 AOC Bergerac Rosé. Of course, this wine was still very young at only a few months old but rosé is best drunk young. This one was a very |
Posted on May 31, 2008 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments
FOOD GROWING BLOGGERS GET TOGETHERS
Some weeks ago the idea of a kind of international food growing bloggers get together was mooted. It was a kinda fun thing that grew out of various conversations by some blog writers, Patrick in Amsterdam, Kate in Adelaide and myself
Well things have been quietly going on in the backstreets of the towns and countries around the world and I’m pleased to report that there are now Food Growing Bloggers Get Togethers planned for the next few years.
They kick off this year with events on August 24.… Continue
Well things have been quietly going on in the backstreets of the towns and countries around the world and I’m pleased to report that there are now Food Growing Bloggers Get Togethers planned for the next few years.
They kick off this year with events on August 24.… Continue
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment
Reflections on times past
I used to sit in a pub with a few friends and the conversation would eventually get around to gardening. At the time I was probably the only one out of the five or six of us who regularly met who didn’t grow food. You know the reasons, I was too busy, I worked long hours, I had a large garden which already took a lot of maintenance.
So there we were, usually in a real ale pub, five fairly conscientious veggie growers and me. Every so often someone would claim they had grown the biggest potato,… Continue
So there we were, usually in a real ale pub, five fairly conscientious veggie growers and me. Every so often someone would claim they had grown the biggest potato,… Continue
Posted on May 8, 2008 at 3:39pm — 5 Comments
Comment Wall (290 comments)
- At 3:26pm on June 23, 2009, EmmaDear said…
- Howdy Ian,
Thanks for noticing my pixels. I changed the avatar. How's it look now? wink
- At 3:49pm on June 21, 2009,
Sharon Davis said… - Hi Ian,
Thanks for the follow up, checking to see if I can attend the September get together. Sadly, finances being what they are this year, I am unable to make it. Hopefully, there will be a next year's event and our economy will be in better condition.
I hope all is well with you and I applaud you for putting together the opportunity for KGI members to get together in such amazing surroundings!
Sharon
- At 8:23am on June 17, 2009,
Heather WOod said… - Ian, Thank-you so much for you thoughts, they are much appreciated! And Yes, NY- is MUCH different than rural America! I will go check out your blog!:-)
~Heather:-)
- At 9:59am on June 16, 2009, Heather WOod said…
- Forgive my horrid typing!
- At 9:59am on June 16, 2009, Heather WOod said…
- Ok Ian, I have just been reading your incredible journey _on "Moving to France" I live in the states (FL) and my Husband and I really would like to maybe move or re-tire in Europe-We love Ireland, Austri and we are going to Italy this summer (Tusacany region) I have been to Paris-I loved it, being a artist -but wasn't quite the welcomed being a American :-(.ANyhow how do you like living in another country?
- At 9:47am on June 16, 2009, Heather WOod said…
- No- Ian, I am actually going to Italy & Hungary next month for my 21at ann.a suprise from my wonderful husband! , So ,France is not gonna happen this year!!! Wish I was independently wealthy!!!! I'd be there!:-)
- At 5:42pm on June 15, 2009,
Michelle W. Flannery said… - Hi there. The invitation for the NA group is for those with a spiritual kinship as well as blood. However, I understand your declination. Is it okay if I have a "kinship" with you? What with my mom being British (though her heritage is Irish), and me being born in France, and although I am completely removed from both of those countries, I feel a special kinship with you because you have the experience of both cultures. How wonderful that you do!
- At 5:39pm on June 15, 2009,
Sarah Taylor said…
- Thanks I just stumbled across this group. I am interested to see what I can learn.
Sarah
- At 4:38pm on June 14, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
- Hi Ian. There was more hope than to in that hope to attend. I won't be able to make it. Maybe another time when circumstances turn around. Thank you!
- At 3:23pm on June 14, 2009,
Joy Williams said…
- Got it! I'm at 37° 4'22.98"N 122° 1'25.50"W . No, I don't think I'll make it to Europe this year, not with all the alpacas.
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try to trace the vine/s back to their source,..the earth.It has to be rooted SOMEWHERE. Maybe the neighbors backyard, take a machete(be careful) cut it off at the ground.Eventually the vine will die. the roots are a diff. matter. I'm sure your not...
The more I read about some popular and not so popular plants, the more I worry a bit about whether I'm potentially eating something poisonous. For example, I read recently that the leaves, flowers, paper husk and even the unripe fruit of most of t...
Having run through the previous discussions of compost materials, I am wondering if you might offer a simple lesson in the key components of composte. I know we want green, brown and wood. But could you break down what material would fall into eac...
I like it.
I like to have two eggs in the mornings - and bacon if I have any at home. Mostly fried eggs and bacon or banana, but sometimes boiled or poached, or even two raw eggs beaten up frothy with a bit of milk and vanilla and cinnamon.
I purchased a lime tree a couple of months ago. I planted it with plenty of compost, and have been feeding it Epsom Salts every few weeks, and also sprinkled some 3:1:5 around it as the leaves started turning yellow. The little tree has now lost a...
That really is beautiful. I almost wish you had not posted the pictures because I am already thinking of a spot in my front yard that would lend itself to something like this. Thanks for the inspiration.
Blue Lake green beans grow long and slender. Lima beans are generally shorter and wider.
Some limas, especially those grown outside the US, can be poisonous. This is due to a compound called phaseolunatin, a cyanogenic glycoside that breaks down ...
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Hi Folks,
I have about 20 bush bean plants, and the blue lakes and lima bean plants got mixed up. Honestly, they all look the same to me. I've been harvesting the beans and cooking them in the shell. I don't know if the beans we've been eating are...
Let's see what this baby can take :-)
I'm a 50 year old guy that is sick and tired of watching out for things (diet-wise)...I'm eating eggs, bacon and pancackes (smothered in syrup) from now on.
You want me reaper - come get me.
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