Bigger scraps to chooks and I thermomix sad looking vegies for my worms as they don't have any teeth and what's left over goes to compost- nothing goes to waste

Finding lots of awesome curly Zucchinis not sure what they are actually called but sowed from Diggers seeds last year and seed saved for this year. Cherry Tomatoes doing really well, but our corn got decimated by the cockatoos. figs are almost ready to harvested so fig jam coming up. Apples just about ready to be harvested. Jerusalem Artichokes (fartichokes) are plentiful, just not quite sure what to do with them- any suggestions.......as the 16th century gardener put it "Which way soever they be dressed and eaten, they stir and cause a filthy loathsome stinking wind within the body, thereby causing the belly to be pained and tormented, and are a meat more fit for swine than men"

sounds like you have been very busy shiverama  its a good idea to sell at a fete

l had a terribly busy ,stressful day at work today ,came home with a headache

to find a lovely surprise in my letterbox , an apron from aussie brenda and l  instantly felt better

thank you AUSSIE BRENDA

Glad to hear you had a nice surprise to finish your day well - I love serendipity.
I finished off by making some really cute lables to stick onto the jars using Photo Impact. They look great and the bonus is I can use them for when I want to do a gift hamper.
I have just finished a batch of the Spicy herb salt from the Indian cook book and I think next time I will wear mask and goggles I nearly choked.

Love this it smells divine and tastes

Just made a batch of this to sell at the school fair smells awesome

We have 11 chooks plus we are currently chook sitting for friends who are away. we were given an old chook shed which we patched up and we have fenced off the end of our yard and they have done an amazing job clearing up the area. We did let them free range thrpugh the whole yard but they always went straight for the vegie patch. We did have a rooster for a while but he was so noisy and when we were away camping it was too hard for my neighbour to be putting him in a box at night so we gave him back. Last year we had a broody hen so we bought fertile eggs and 9 of them hatched 6 of them were roosters , Fortunately we had a friend who lives in the country so she took them and distributed them amongst her neighbours / Our boys love the chooks and they are always happy to come for a cuddle. and I must admit I love watching them run they are so funny, I will occasionally throw an apple core from the decking just to watch them sprint through the bushes. We let them live on after they have stopped laying  but have put some down when they look like walking etc is hard
good luck with your chook adventures we love ours

Mine is on mostly unless I want to reduce the liquid then I generally stick the basket on to prevent splatter. One word of advice tho' don't store it in the thermomix- my DH thought would be the best place for it, sadly i didn't check before I start chucking things in- Crunch!!! I was not happy