by stellar violets | Oct 10, 2019 | Food
“Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas….” Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) preface to ‘The Physiology of Taste’ (1825) Paul Iskov of pop-up dining outfit Fervor is coming to Stellar Violets...
by stellar violets | Mar 12, 2018 | Food
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Well, Stellar Violets turns six today. We made it past early childhood 😅! Only a few weeks ago it was a new year, and we were contemplating what projects to give focus this year. I hadn’t counted on refitting the Trolleybus in...
by stellar violets | Mar 12, 2017 | Food
I was wondering what line to start with, and would have sat here, with a blank page, for an age waiting for the perfect words to come to me. Waiting until everything was in place before throwing open the doors and sharing the Stellar Violets dream with the world. Ha!...
by stellar violets | Mar 12, 2017 | Food
Stumbling on melons as I pass Ensured in flowers I fall on grass – Extract from Marvell’s The Garden, 1681 Grandfather George, who founded Newton Orchards with his brother Harold, once referred to our land here in Manjimup as “this other Eden.” He...
by stellar violets | Jun 15, 2016 | Food, Land Stewardship
Truffle season in Manjimup has begun as the last colours of autumn fall to the ground. There’s a kindness in sporadic winter sunlight, relief in the rain. A fire in the corner crackles and pops. Our wheelbarrow is full of promised wood, and us? We’re sweeping the...
by stellar violets | Dec 18, 2015 | Alternative Transport, Education, Food, Land Stewardship, Lifestyle, Living Soils, Plants & Trees, Renewable Energy
The lively little community of nearby Northcliffe came together for climate action recently, holding a Climate Picnic and Mandala-Making session beside the local Co-op store and Community Garden. Stellar Violets was invited down for Lucinda to say a few words. Our...
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