Tasmania is an island of innovation. It's location, split as it is from mainland Australia, means the state relies more on its own than looking outside. And that means great things for ingenuity. Let me show you what I mean... Australia's first art exhibition was held in Hobart in 1837 The Van Dieman's Land Scientific Society … [Read more...]
Misty, earthy walk after rain
You know that smell right after rain in the Australian bush? It's a combination of eucalyptus oil from crushed gum leaves, earthy soil and fresh rain. I drank in that scent on Friday morning when I took Bas (Bastille) for a walk along the fire trail at the back of Cataract Gorge. Both of us were happy to be deviating from our usual weekday street … [Read more...]
Almost-Winter Scenes
“Her pleasure in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges, and from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn - that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness - that … [Read more...]
Searching for the Golden Hazelnut
We moved to Tasmania almost five years ago to start a hazelnut farm. There is no farm yet, but we have visited lots of farms in our research (let's just say we're still in the research stage). Before we moved to this incredible island, Harvey spoke to hazelnut farmers around the country. The couple who made the biggest impression were … [Read more...]
Winter Cooking Courtesy of IGA
You’ve seen a few posts already about the Blogger’s Brunch I attended in May (and there’s a few more to come), but this one combines the brunch with cooking. I met IGA’s Victorian Senior Brand Manager Emma Jansons at the brunch and she spent some time taking me through the beautiful produce IGA stocks from local producers like duck, crusty bread, … [Read more...]
