Sustainable Holly

~ Urban Permaculture ~

Home
About me
Garden
Kitchen
Join the Club
Resources
Contact
- Work With Me
Login
Log Out

Shop

Search

Search for:

Flora and Fauna

Subscribe to Blog

Built with ConvertKit

Instagram

Garden snacks 🤍 What garden snacks do you have

Garden snacks 🤍 What garden snacks do you have atm?? 🌿 The tricky part with these white mulberry is trying to pick them when they are ready and sweet but before the birds… or they fall off and get lost in the ground covers. The ripe ones taste sweet like honey and the unripe ones taste like…. Nothing 😂

I have eaten most of them fresh off the tree each day but I would like to see what they are like dried. Could be like little sugar drops for cereal or baking 🍰

How to Preserve your extra Garden Greens or Rainbo

How to Preserve your extra Garden Greens or Rainbow Chard Harvests 🌿🌈🥬

Swipe to see >> and save for future reference 🌿🌿🌿

Do you have more chard or greens than you know what to do with???

If so, that’s an amazing problem to have! Freezing your extra harvests is a quick and easy way to preserve your greens to use at a later date.

•• How to prepare your greens to freeze ••

🌿 Rinse your greens and make sure there’s no little critters lurking 🐛

🌿 Cut the stems off. I like to freeze these separately as they will take longer to cook.

🌿 Prepare a large bowl of iced water.

🌿 Place 3-4 cups of water in a wide saucepan or pot and bring to a simmer.

🌿Blanch your greens for 40-60 seconds then place in the iced water.

🌿Blanch your stems for 1 minute. Then add to the iced water. I like to pre-slice the stems ready for future use.

🌿 Remove greens and stems from the water and allow to strain.

🌿Pour your hot blanching water into your bowl of iced water and use this to water your garden ♻️🌱 Check it is not too hot first.

🌿 Pat dry any extra moisture with a tea towel and add to your @compostic.co compostable resealable bags. Try to remove as much air as possible before securing shut.

🌿Label with name and date then freeze. Use within 6 months to a year.

By freezing the chard in seperate bags, you can pull out either greens or stems as needed. Add to stews, soups, stir fries, curries and more!

Then, once your bags have come to an end of life, simply cut up your @compostic.co bags and add to your home compost ♻️

See the full range of compostable products and nearest stockists @compostic.co to make life easy and sustainable 🌿 #compostic Ad - in paid partnership.

Garden fried “rice” 🌿🌶🥬🌈 One of my

Garden fried “rice” 🌿🌶🥬🌈 One of my favourite dishes lately! Quick, easy and full of delicious veggies.

It is so good to have some easy, versatile dishes up your sleeve to be able to go out to the garden and cook up a meal 🙌 Pesto pasta is another go to for me atm!

What is your current go to meal? 🥬

Recipe available inside my garden to plate membership 🌿

What do you LOVE about growing food?? 🥕🍉🌈

What do you LOVE about growing food?? 🥕🍉🌈🌻 I feel so overwhelmingly excited for summer fruit and veggies 🌽🍅🫑 just like I do each change of each season.

I love trying new things and seeing what can be achieved with small, consistent (sometimes slow 😅) steps towards sustainable living 🥒

What do you LOVE about gardening?? Growing new things is my absolute favourite! Leave me a comment below 👇🌿🌻🌸

Hi 👋 my name is Holly and I spend an excess amo

Hi 👋 my name is Holly and I spend an excess amount of time watching the bees 🐝🌿😂🌻 Bee tv is a thing. If you haven’t before, I highly recommend taking 5 minutes out of your day and tuning in.

It really is an amazing way to reduce overwhelm and stress 🐝🌻

Ready..set..go 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Can someone please tell my kitchen garden I need s

Can someone please tell my kitchen garden I need space for summer seedlings 😅🌿 I just can’t bring myself to pull things out that are still performing so… looks like we will need to make some more gardens ✔️✔️✔️✔️

…I’m taking over the front lawn very soon 🙊 #watchthisspace 🥕🥕🥕 Are you planning a takeover? 🌱🌱🌱

Part 3 // Learn to Cook Garden to Plate. Part 3 of

Part 3 // Learn to Cook Garden to Plate. Part 3 of 10 ways to become more Self-sufficient 🥕♻️🍎🌱

Learning new ways to cook with the vegetables you grow will go a long way on your self-sufficient journey 🍉

See part 1 & 2 in my IGTV tab 🌿 Visit sustainableholly.com for more info on joining my garden to plate membership 🌱

#growyourownfood #urbangardening #sustainableliving #selfsufficiency #selfsufficient #urbanhomesteading #ediblegarden #gardentoplate #gardentotable

Happy Weekend! I picked my very first lime from my

Happy Weekend! I picked my very first lime from my lime tree! This single lime has taken 4 years, one location transplant and a whole lot of love and attention 😅😅😅 no wonder my partner thinks I’m weird trying to grow food rather than just buy it 🤣 BUT the satisfaction level is high 🙌 and it’s a damn good lime 💚

Share your high maintenance edibles below 👇👠

5 Tips for Dehydrating Citrus 🍊🌳🍋🌿 Deh

5 Tips for Dehydrating Citrus 🍊🌳🍋🌿 Dehydrating is such an easy way to preserve your excess harvests!

🍊 Clean the the outside of the fruit with a mix of water and apple cider vinegar to remove any dirt or bacteria.
🍊Cut slices thin and even - a mandoline will be your best friend!
🍊 You can dehydrate using an oven or a dehydrator just set the temperature to between 60-65 degrees Celsius.
🍊Dehydrate the slices until they are no longer sticky to touch this will help them stay dry and not spoil.
🍊 Store them in a clean, airtight jar in a cool, dry and dark space.

You have your dehydrated citrus now what??? SWIPE for images >>>

Here are few ways to use your delicious preserved fruit:

🌿 Flavour hot teas
🌿 Cocktails or drinks
🌿 Cake or baking garnish
🌿 Add small pieces to top cereal or smoothie bowls
🌿 Flavour soups or stews

Visit sustainableholly.com for more tips and recipes 🌿

Follow on Instagram

HOME
Terms & Conditions
Contact
Login