BeeMused Notions

Don't miss out. My beautiful oranges are coming to an end. Order yours through Hua Whenua Whāingaroa: https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/hua-whenua-whaingaroa-shop/shop

I’m thrilled to be selling my produce through Hua Whenua Whāingaroa with other likeminded growers.
https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/hua-whenua-whaingaroa-shop/shop

Hua Whenua Whāingaroa is an online market that opens on Saturday, closes on Tuesday midnight and you collect your goodies on Thursday 5-6pm outside the Tiney Shop on Bow Street.

This cycle I am selling my top products tasty oranges, rocotto chillies, miners’ lettuce and more. Other producers include Taunga Kereru, The Raglan Honey Co., Floweringbean Organics, Future Farms, Kindred Seeds, Hakea and Raglan Refill. There is plenty of variety being offered but be quick when the produce runs out the item disappears and you won’t even know what you have missed out on.

Hua Whenua Whāingaroa is a community led initiative proudly supported by Whāingaroa Environment Centre / Te Pokapū Taiao o Whāingaroa.
https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/hua-whenua-whaingaroa-shop/shop

BeeMused Notions is one of the producers for Hua Whenua Whāingaroa.
Feeling proud.

My garden is at a little lull while waiting for the summer crops.
Looking forward to beans, zucchini, chilli, rampant, choko and tomatoes.

I love this time of year when you have a mix of cover crops and plants that you are saving for seed. It all looks so lush its hard to create space for all the summer crops

Best buys this week are eggs and Washington naval oranges!
Put your order in today for collection on Thursday (Kirikiriroa) or Friday (Raglan)
https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/beemused-notions/shop

My favourite soap is this pure simple soap. Made with coconut oil, lye and water. It is cleansing, with lovely creamy suds. It is versatile and because it keeps its shape can be used in the bathroom, laundry and even kept by the outside tap for dirty hands after gardening. This is an everyday soap and does not contain essential oils which are very resource hungry and in reality the perfume is just washed down the drain.

Every year I enjoy the winter miracle of Miner's Lettuce. It is a great boost to winter salads adding a sweeter taste to the strong flavours that make up the cold weather greens. Once spring starts, the Miner's Lettuce flowers, seeds and dies down to faithfully return the following winter. Another vegetable with little effort! My type of
gardening!

Providing ground cover is essential to protect the soil. Violets are a vigorous green ground cover, that has a lovely flower in winter which are edible. I like them in salads. The leaves are also edible but I found them rather fibrous.

My Washington Navel Oranges a just so juicy and delicious. You really can't beat fruit straight from the tree.
If you live in Kirikiriroa or Raglan you can enjoy them too. Order them today (Wednesday 21 August) for collection on Thursday for Kirikiriroa and Friday for Raglan.

https://openfoodnetwork.org.nz/beemused-notions/shop