Freshly harvested carrots and three small tomatoes are arranged on a dark countertop, with some green carrot tops visible. A jar and utensils are also in the background.

A garden scene featuring a metal arch, a green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots, and various plants growing in a fenced backyard. The background shows houses and hills, with wood chips covering the ground and some flowers blooming.

A green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots and their green tops, showcasing a mix of dirt and leafy greens.

I should post something about my #garden #MyGardenProtest last year I committed to work towards growing as much of our fresh produce as possible. It’s not all smooth sailing, but I’m no quitter.

Had soil problems, pests, seedlings killed by wind. I also had no […]

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Freshly harvested carrots and three small tomatoes are arranged on a dark countertop, with some green carrot tops visible. A jar and utensils are also in the background.

A garden scene featuring a metal arch, a green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots, and various plants growing in a fenced backyard. The background shows houses and hills, with wood chips covering the ground and some flowers blooming.

A green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots and their green tops, showcasing a mix of dirt and leafy greens.

I should post something about my #garden #MyGardenProtest last year I committed to work towards growing as much of our fresh produce as possible. It’s not all smooth sailing, but I’m no quitter.

Had soil problems, pests, seedlings killed by wind. I also had no […]

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An assortment of fresh vegetables and fruits is arranged on a dark countertop. Includes a zucchini, two purple eggplants, a ripe tomato, two yellow tomatoes, a strawberry, and a container of green beans. A jar and a dark object are also visible

Today’s #harvest before a storm.
#MyGardenProtest #gardeningNZ

My ankles are inflamed but I did a good chunk of weeding and planted #carrots, #peas and #lettuce. #GardeningNZ #MyGardenProtest

Cooked penne pasta in a tomato based sauce with some slices of cooked zucchini takes up half of a plate, on the other half is a salad made from deep green leaves, with baby carrots and cherry tomatoes

My healthful weekday work-from-home #lunch today

From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,

Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil

#MyGardenProtest #GardeningNZ #HealthyEating #Cooking #Food

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#MyGardenProtest #gardeningNZ
I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*

*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]

Two plates of food are displayed on a black countertop. The first plate contains mussels, green beans, sweet potato, 1/2 of a yellow cherry tomato, and leafy greens. The second plate features breaded fish sticks, roasted potatoes, sweet potato, 1/2 of a yellow cherry tomato and greens. There are two smaller bowls behind them with fingers and veg.

#Dinner is served. beans, broccoli, beet leaves, kale, and cherry tomatos from our #Garden

#gardeningNZ #MyGardenProtest #Harvest @SimonCHulse

A metallic bowl containing fresh vegetables, including green beans, broccoli, and leafy greens with red veins, along with two halved yellow tomatoes.

Veg for four, a little bit of this and a little bit of that depending on what is ripe.
@MichaelaKHulse #MyGardenProtest

A shallow bowl containing several red raspberries and red strawberrys. A couple of the raspberries fell apart at picking

#Harvest #MyGardenProtest #Berries #Strawberries #raspberries

Broccoli and finger showing scale. Broccoli is aprox 2cm in diameter

Behold: a very tiny broccoli
#Harvest #MyGardenProtest

I thought these #pumpkin seeds were dead, which would have been unusual because pumpkins are usually really good at sprouting when you don’t want them to.
Walked into my potting shed this afternoon and got a pleasant surprise. Which is extra lovely because it’s […]

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Who’s grows #mushrooms outdoors? #Advice appreciated. Especially from those here in #nz. I’ve grown NZ oyster mushrooms from a grow bag previously but I’m preparing to innoculate a log and set up a patch or two (maybe three) in my #garden. -This might be my […]

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My favourite (at the moment) #Salad #Recipe
-leafy greens, whichever are most abundant in my #garden For example, perpetual spinach, Kōkihi, the outer leaves from broccoli/cauliflower plants, bok choi, lettuce, rocket, as well as raddish, beetroot, and carrot leaves when I thin them out […]

Young tomato seedlings in a seed tray

Young iceberg lettuce seedlings in a seed tray

Young cucumber seedlings just poking above the soil of two seed trays, sitting on my kitchen bench between a ‘French Chef’ gnome from Bluey and a jar of random utensils

Only #Gardeners know how exciting this feels.

#MyGardenProtest #seed #garden #tomato #cucumber #lettuce

#Harvest #MyGardenProtest #Spring

Today’s #Spring #garden #harvest being washed, and ready to be enjoyed.
#MyGardenProtest

Pretty excited about my new #garden additions that are on their way.

When I first shared in a #permaculture group about #MyGardenProtest (switching our vegetable consumption from 90% supermarket, 10% garden, to the opposite, in protest of unethical phosphate […]

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Further on #carrots, my lovely husband @SimonCHulse has made me three lovely frames for growing root crops. (Root boxes?) to allow them to sit slightly above the ground for better drainage. I’m currently working on filling them with a mixture of worked native (clay) soil, gypsum, and compost […]

Here’s @MichaelaKHulse digging in some coco coir into our compost/clay mixing pile #gardening #MyGardenProtest

#MyGardenProtest #Garden #permaculture
Some photos from my raised gardens yesterday. Currently have some brassicas, perpetual spinach, and baby bok choi close to maturity, and another garden with younger brassicas and some newly seeded greens. Another garden has […]

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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: (@SimonCHulse@mastodon.nz) Attached: 1 image With reference to previous post, here is today’s #plant haul of #vegetables and #herbs, from the Wellington Orchid show, where one of the vendors was selling food plants: A few varieties of tomatoes, fennel, parsley, and kale.

#MyGardenProtest

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#permaculture #EarthCare #PeopleCare #FairShare

Although there is a lot of horrible stuff in the world that you can’t change, if you focus only on what you have no power to change, it’s futile. When you feel angry, disgusted, outraged, or anxious, find something you can do about the problem […]