tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post9042019390421250501..comments2007-11-29T16:09:08.348+11:00Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380570737780717931noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-44155203892909345132007-11-29T16:09:00.000+11:002007-11-29T16:09:00.000+11:00Oh wow Kate, thanks for that information! How wonderful that it was Castlemaine community pressure and involvement that initiated the push for free-born pigs. Definitely an initiative worth supporting in my view too. Thanks again :-)Crazy Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380570737780717931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-4703824764998576462007-11-29T15:45:00.000+11:002007-11-29T15:45:00.000+11:00Hi there, I'm late catching up with you on this one... Castlemaine (the town) have been making a collective push to decrease their carbon footprint, including pushing public transport very heavily for their arts festival. The 'Baco', which is the major employer in the town, have taken the community environmental push on board and are trying to move the mainstream on pig products, rather than going hippy (and broke). So it's not totally organic, or especially local for you, but it's probably a venture worth supporting. Castlemaine an interesting case study of what happens when a whole community commits to an idea at the same time.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933494864542847343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-25391905464519413732007-11-16T08:20:00.000+11:002007-11-16T08:20:00.000+11:00Hi Polly, I'm really excited about giving mozzarella go - I'm just waiting on the vegetarian rennett to arrive in the mail.<BR/><BR/>Mmmm, halmoumi! It's on my list of things to try too Em - providing I have some success with the basic mozzarella of course.<BR/><BR/>That is a shame about your potatoes looking grim too Gary, I'm assuming you guys had lots of rain up there at the same time as we did... They were looking so good too! I had mine on the Christmas menu, but prematurely it seems :-(<BR/><BR/>Hi Bella, thanks :-) I still feel overwhelmed on occaison with the scale of the changes we still have to make to be living anywhere near sustainably, not to mention the speed with which I feel we have to make them, but then Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say, so I just keep taking those little baby-steps! I just might have to speed them up a little, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Hi Jill, definitely have a go at garlic! I am new to vegie gardening and if I can manage to grow a few in foam boxes, then anyone should be able to. The only Australian garlic I've ever seen at the supermarket is pre-crushed and preserved in jars! It must be coming into season here though so maybe keep an eye out over early summer?<BR/><BR/>Hi Lis, yum muffins! The garlic was *so* easy - I bought bulbs from the Diggers Club and planted them out in April by dividing up all the cloves and planting each clove (pointy end up) into organic potting mix, about 3-4 inches apart. Then just kept them watered! Fed occaisonally with liquid fertiliser and seasol, and that was it really. I'm definitely planting more next year!<BR/><BR/>Cheers, JulieCrazy Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380570737780717931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-14977079628470086952007-11-15T22:39:00.000+11:002007-11-15T22:39:00.000+11:00Garlic looks great - is something I have never tried growing. How exactly do you start it?<BR/>Have put a yummy zucchini and bacon muffin recipe on my blog tonight :)Lishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-28193120383027476302007-11-15T20:36:00.000+11:002007-11-15T20:36:00.000+11:00I just love reading your blog, especially your Back to Basics. The garlic looks great, you have inspired me to try growing it, here in Perth you could be forgiven for thinking it only grows in China !!!! I don't think I have ever seen locally grown garlic in my supermarket!!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03057359591670444868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-38633398679821885832007-11-15T20:33:00.000+11:002007-11-15T20:33:00.000+11:00Congratulations on your success so far. I find it interesting and inspiring to read your progress. I too find that baby steps really do add up! <BR/>BellaBellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-24706704640768089612007-11-15T20:22:00.000+11:002007-11-15T20:22:00.000+11:00Our potatoes look the same here. Bugger, too.garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724194046009036993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-56857060888320941972007-11-15T16:44:00.000+11:002007-11-15T16:44:00.000+11:00mmm, mozzarella is on my list as well! A friend has given me her haloumi recipe so it will be first (so many things to try). Your garlic looks fantastic too :)Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06512540414202977424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32933752.post-76037915413832643802007-11-15T15:12:00.000+11:002007-11-15T15:12:00.000+11:00I'm looking forward to reading about you mozzarella adventure before I give it a try. Good luck :-)Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445695027860122257noreply@blogger.com