You can never have enough...

[kiwimade64]

morning ladies   It's a bit misty this morning but that will burn off soon.  No rain in sight for us.

I appreciate your point of view, jan and I see where you are coming from.  I read this morning it's the recent weather being so dry then the cyclone which has impacted on the price of our leafy greens.  Couple this with the supply chain problems and staff off thanks to Covid, and we have the perfect storm.  Your son has worked hard for what he has, there is no denying this and he may be able to keep caulis under $5, but the caulis, cabbages and silverbeet I saw at Pak n Save in Rotorua last week were well over $6.50 each with the cabbage trending to $10. I think these types of reports highlight good and bad practice so I'll wait and see what happens.  In the meantime, we'll carry on growing our own veg  as much as we can which won't help the grower, but will help our pockets.

I agree with manufacturing our own products.  Jan raised a good point not long ago about ice block sticks... we have a huge timber industry, why can't we make these type of products here?  A pandemic certainly points out our frailties that's for sure.

I washed my tui yesterday and will iron and starch it to prepare it for lacing onto a board.   I am so pleased I kept going with it.  Now to decide which bird to do next.  I'll have a look through photos I've taken over the years and see if one grabs my attention.

Time to move the garden hose, it's so dry here even the mulch doesn't hold the water for long.

Happy crafting