The Wild Cherry Farm
~ Creativity, Seasonal Food and Free Range Learning ~
Do you grow your own tomatoes? What’s your favourite tomato recipe? We like to make Tomato Bean Salad with Quinoa. The basis for this recipe are cherry tomatoes, sweet corn and black beans. You can also add chopped pepper, spring onions, parsley (or basil). For the dressing I use lime or lemon juice, a bit …
There’s something wonderful about stepping outside to pick ingredients for breakfast. These days I like to wake up early and take some time to meditate and write before making breakfast for myself and my boys. Smelling the fresh morning air, breathing deeply, while walking along our track and picking a big bowl of blackberries, becomes …
Today is really hot. I’m sitting under the apple tree thinking about gratitude. Sometimes when I think of it during the day I take my August Mini Journal and write down a few things that I am grateful for in that moment. I just look around and see my morning coffee, our little kitten exploring …
You can use all the lovely summer vegetables growing in your garden to make this summer vegetable garden soup. Even if you don’t have a garden, this recipe is great for using up those leftover vegetables in the fridge before you go shopping again. Today I decided to try one of our bigger Kohlrabis that …
July is nearly over but I still want to write an update on our garden and polytunnel, the way it looks right now. Here are the last few months: I’m so glad I called my Blog “the Wild Cherry Farm” because it is very wild indeed these days. Between going on Campervan trips and neglecting …
This is the third post in my series of showing the growth and change in our Polytunnel and Garden. The first two are here: one about April and one about May. Now it’s the end of June and it’s getting messy around here. I noticed that I like spring and early summer in the garden …
As the temperatures rise there’s no better time to quench your thirst with this captivating beverage that effortlessly captures the essence of summer. I love our elder tree (and so do our chickens). We planted it 12 years ago for our son and it’s getting stronger every year. In many cultures it’s considered a good …
If you have rhubarb growing in your garden you are probably always looking for new ways to use it. Here is a healthy recipe you could make for breakfast or dessert. pin it for later
