Really, it can't be february...

Summer is nearly over (though it is still hot!) and I have not posted for so long! I have no idea where January went! But back to earth today with the first day of school for my lovely Stel. She was so very brave and I hope desperately she is enjoying her day! It was a beautiful welcome for her, with the whole school waiting to greet the new students. There was a lovely Powhiri for the class one kids and their family, with songs and speeches. And then we were greeted one by one by each teacher and staff member which made it all seem so inviting. Her teacher is fresh and young and all I can hope is she enjoys every minute she is there :) If not, there is always homeschooling!!!
The garden is chugging away. Mostly providing pumpkins and tomatoes...and the now dreaded giant zucchini! I am waiting for a batch of zucchini coconut loafs to finish cooking, then I shall be making zucchini banana bread, before venturing onto zucchini orange chocolate loaf (which will use up about 2 of my 5 gigantic zucchs!!! They shall be heading for the freezer to be munched on during winter, when I shall be glad to see them :)
It is about now I am planning my winter veg, and I have prepped some of the soil for planting. It just gets so hot when I am ready to do work, I can't bear to go out in it! We are officially in a drought in our town...first in 100 odd years and we are brown! there is a sprinkler ban (for those who use one) and if the rain doesn't come we won't be able to use hoses soon!!!!! Madness!!
I have been trying to keep up with the 100ft diet. Half the food on our plates every night would be ours...lets hope I can post some pics soon :)

100 foot challenge

Who can resist....

I have been setting up my garden for a while now, and we have some produce ripening up. While my resolution for the year is to decrease my reliance on the supermarket, this challenge fits in with this nicely :) I completely agree with the notion that growing your own food is a revolution in itself. The challenge, set by the folks over at pathtofreedom.com, is to eat just one meal a week grown from your own garden. We do try to eat from our own garden everyday at the moment, sometimes a whole meal, mostly just the veges. But we can all do it. Take power, feed yourselves...it's not that hard and even the smallest garden can provide food.