The Professional Countrywoman Garden Blog

Born and raised on a South Kaipara farm, Keren Mackay has now moved from being a Professional Countrywoman on a 10 acre block to a slightly bigger block near the town of Palmerston in Otago – where countrywomen tend to live on 10,000 acre blocks rather than 10! Apart from working part time for Heritage New Zealand at Totara Estate near Oamaru, Keren has launched a new venture called The Professional Countrywoman Network. To find out more go to http://professionalcountrywoman.com

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Crop Rotation Poster Christmas Offer

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Big thankyou to Wendyl Nissen for including this in her great newsletter. If you don’t already subscribe but are looking at ways t...

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Tea for Two with Te Radar

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Lovely visit today at work from Andrew Lumsden - otherwise known as Te Radar. Note the excellent enamel mugs - an acoroc free zone! Te...

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Sunday, 24 November 2013

Getting Organised for Christmas: Ideas for Gift Giving.

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Getting Organised for Christmas: Gift Shopping If the words “25 Days until Christmas” fill you with dread then let me help you take ...

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Elderflower Champagne.

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Elderflower Champagne Quite possibly two of the loveliest words in the English language! Distilled summer. Elder...

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Delicious Broad Bean Recipe by Penelope Baldwin

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Baby Broad Bean Puree with Feta, Mint and Lemon Baby broad beans are best used here as the older beans develop a skin that can bec...

Friday, 1 November 2013

November in the backyard vegetable garden Crop Rotation Cycle

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Busy time in the backyard vegetable garden. Bed 1. November is an inspiring month in the backyard vege garden. Everything starts t...

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

A Great Day - we have bees!

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I am very happy that we finally have bees on our land. My clever father in law has been making boxes for a beekeeper as he himself ...

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The Professional Countrywoman: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand; The Professional Countrywoman celebrates traditional NZ Countryhouse Hospitality. It is also about sustainable and earth-friendly ways to provide for our families. I strongly believe in having family fruit and vege gardens whether you live in the town or country. Many of us have forgotten what grows when and how – my posts in this blog will concentrate on the monthly garden diary to see what and when to plant and then harvest. For those readers outside NZ - this is southern hemisphere gardening in a temperate climate - so reverse the seasons if you are on the other side of the planet.

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