Even after almost five years of living in New Zealand I am still disoriented when it comes to seasons. In England the biggest sign of summer is start of June, Wimbledon and strawberries. But here we are towards the end of November and I can’t shake off the... Broad beans aren’t something that you really see for sale in the supermarket. Or at least I don’t really notice them. But they are highly recommended in food growing books as something easy to grow and prolific in their crops. But my first attempts at... My mother went through a phase of interest in buying and reading cookery books about wholefoods and vegetarian cooking. I also remember being dragged to Cranks in London around the same time. The thought of only eating vegetables and brown rice never really appealed... The deadline for my portrait photography assignment is looming and I’m woefully short of photographs to submit for critique. My resident models seem reluctant to play along despite my best efforts for them to look at me and smile nicely to the camera. Instead... Listening to the Radio 4 Food Programme Podcast a few weeks ago I was enthralled by the economics of durum wheat and pasta. Seems there is a shortage right now and the main pasta manufacturers have cornered the market. You need a dry hot climate to grow durum so we... 