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Honey Feijoa Cake with Vanilla Sugar and Almonds This recipe came via the New Zealand Herald website and is (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10439663) by Amanda Laird is from May 2007. HONEY FEIJOA CAKE WITH VANILLA SUGAR AND ALMONDS Makes one 22cm cake Ingredients 80g softened butter 3/4 cup honey 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup . . . → Read More: Autumn Harvest Recipes I did not want to lift phosphate (P) levels because we have 3 waterways though our property and it only takes relatively small concentrations of unused P to leach from the soil to become a problem in the waterways. My preference was for natural fertilisers, however that path revealed we would be missing out on some critical ingredients, and one these (elemental sulphur) is commonly low in Rodney and Northland. Another reason why an independent soil test was a good return on investment! . . . → Read More: Soil health and kicking the P-habit I remember the first place we rented was fantastic as it had a swimming pool! Oh how one becomes quickly used to taking it for granted as we lamented over the fact that it was freezing-cold 9 months of the year and surrounded by a 3m masonry wall to block out any view. With . . . → Read More: Pools of light – LED lighting for swimming pools Over the past few years there has been a huge increase in riparian and wetland planting for the good of the land and health of our environment. In some cases councils have provided funds to assist in the costs of planting. The process usually involves fencing off an area of land along both sides . . . → Read More: Tax implications of riparian or wetland planting For many people, the idyll of owning their own lifestyle block is to be able to manage their livestock organically. However, the dream can quickly become a nightmare. Livestock health is the major issue facing any would-be organic farmer, and the difficulties are magnified on a smaller block of land. . . . → Read More: Keeping healthy livestock on an organic farmlet As it’s been a mild and relatively calm autumn I thought the leaves would hang on for a while, but Mother Nature’s logic, I suspect, is that the trees, stressed from the drought, needed to get rid of their leaves asap and regroup for next year. Autumn colour is influenced by a variety of factors. Early frosts produce good autumn colour and while strong winds will blow leaves off, when the weather’s calm they hang around, literally, for us to appreciate. . . . → Read More: A quick splash – or was that a flash – of autumn colour seems to be our lot this year. Good fences make good neighbours. This is because, amongst other things, good fences keep your stock in and wandering stock out. But what is a fence? A fence, under the Fencing Act 1978, includes barriers made of post and wire as well as natural phenomena such as streams or rivers. What is an adequate fence? “Adequate fence” is a term from the Act. Ultimately, the courts decide whether a fence is adequate or not. However, a rough rule of thumb is whether the fence: . . . → Read More: The Fencing Act – Wandering stock A young boy hoping to win a hybrid car when he entered an online competition, run by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), instead won a lighting and energy package. To our delight, because he doesn’t own a home, he generously gave the prize to us. Looking up the EECA website (http://www.eeca.govt.nz) we found the competition was part of a campaign aimed at increasing public knowledge of energy efficient lighting and energy savings in general. . . . → Read More: An ECO lighting windfall |
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