Winter Arrives So Suddenly

Winter Arrives So Suddenly

Winter arrives so suddenly, skips autumn, and throws us deeply into darker days. I welcome winter, the cold and the wind, but not the darkness. I welcome rain if only it too would arrive. (Photo shows Our Sourdough Bread Class: eating together as we wait for the bulk...
My Garden Sanctuary

My Garden Sanctuary

This article was first published in The Diggers Club Magazine I truly, deeply love my garden. I love it as much as I love people and that’s because gardens are powerful healers and essential to our wellbeing. In their absence urban & rural towns become...
A festival of Flowers

A festival of Flowers

This article was first published in Sanctuary Magazine Issue 67 Words and photography: Mara Ripani There’s nothing lovelier than a bouquet of blooms, except perhaps one picked fresh from your own garden. Expert gardenerMara Ripani sings the praises of good...
Wild Yeasted Bread Baking Class

Wild Yeasted Bread Baking Class

I love to teach the Bake’s Percentage. A simple set of parameters that allow you to free form the bread making process. The Baker’s Percentage states that every ingredient is a % of the total flour amount. If I am making 3 loaves of bread and each loaf...