A couple of weeks ago I took a little trip to Mudgee to hang out with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins for the weekend . Some of my best childhood memories come from spending the summer holidays with them. I love that we have remained close all these years and still have a blast even now that we are older.
One of my cousins (and one of my best friends) Ed, is an amazing cook and gardener. She has the whole locavore vibe going on and owns it!
Not only does she grow all her own veggies, she recently ethically reared a couple of pigs for eating, they were delicious by the way.
She showed me around the greenhouse which is full of seedlings ready for planting this summer. She also taught me about hot composting and worm farms with the kind of passion that this city girl might reserve for a Dirty Martini on a Friday night.
Recently, Ed has acquired three Indian Running Ducks (yes, like the one from Babe!)that swim around in a dam and gift her with eggs every day. Ah, I love the life that my extended family leads and I can't wait to get back there.
I have two posts to follow this one where Ed and I (mainly Ed, I took the photos and passed ingredients) do some cooking with duck eggs and wild asparagus which we snagged from around the property. See you soon!
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Gorgeous garden maintained by my aunt and uncle - loads of happy bees live here.
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