Sofias Country Gardens
Rowanberry jelly
There is an old saying in Finland that Rowan berry trees can't carry two, which means that if there is a good rowanberry year the...
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Sofias Country Gardens
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Little Gem squash
Some years ago a friend of mine gave me Little Gem squash seeds to try out, and much to my delight they were beautiful so two years in a...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jul 26, 20212 min read
Foodie family
They say "Give a woman a zucchini plant and you will never eat anything else!" and it probably holds true to a fair degree. At least each...
Sofias Country Gardens
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Bean Blauhilde
As I love trying out new varieties there are few vegetables that I grow time and again, yet bean Blauhilde is one of the rare exceptions....
Sofias Country Gardens
Aug 31, 20202 min read
August beetroot harvest
The beetroot have been great this year again! The cold spring set them back some weeks, but they have like the intermitted rain we had...
Sofias Country Gardens
May 16, 20204 min read
Why I prefer organically grown food
Some time ago I was having dinner with the daughter of my friend. She is a bright and aware young person who has chosen to be vegetarian...
Sofias Country Gardens
Dec 21, 20192 min read
Gingerbread House
I am the luckiest person to have such wonderful Godfathers who spend their summers and Christmases at the farm with me. Of course it is...
Sofias Country Gardens
Aug 2, 20192 min read
Vegan zucchini fritters
This time of the year I always have too many zucchinis in the garden. It seems that no matter how late everything else is, the zucchini...
Sofias Country Gardens
Dec 1, 20182 min read
Best pickled beetroots
This autumn my godfathers spent a month in the country with me, and as we love to spend time cooking one of our projects was to pickle...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jul 28, 20183 min read
Food fast and slow
The best part of growing my own food is the simplicity and variety it offers with different vegetables for dinner each night. If we are...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jul 20, 20182 min read
Blue potato salad
Growing my own food is one of the biggest pleasures in life. I love the aspect of knowing that there are no pesticides or additives and...
Sofias Country Gardens
Jan 27, 20187 min read
5 reasons why I joined veganuary
How I found veganism When my daughter became a vegan some five years ago I didn't quite get it. This might sound strange, as I had been...
Sofias Country Gardens
Aug 6, 20163 min read
The good life
In the 1970's there was a BBC production called "The good life" where a couple tires of the modern stress and tries to become totally...
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