Shoots and leaves...
The whims and woes, highs and lows, of trying to grow fruit and veg in Nordic latitudes.
Peter has gone to Ylöjärvi for a "boys and toys" outing at the Avant factory. He didn't take the trailer so whatever he ends up buying has to fit in the boot of the Qashqai. Avant has moved into the old Pilkington factory and warehouse. They have all the diggers on display and there is a man-size sandpit in the middle so fully-grown adults can play with the machines. Anyway. it's terrific to see a Finnish engineering company go international. These are the companies that create real jobs. Meanwhile, Slow Food Helsinki came for a forage which was quite successful and after that went to Koskis farm in Salo to watch "Lehmalöikka" when the cows move out to their summer pastures. Pontius from the Köttkontrolen gastropub in Karis was there grilling pulled-beef burgers, so we had one of those for lunch. The cows are beautiful Herefords and the farm is in a wonderful location: it's a beautiful place with a lot of history and truly sustainable ethics.
We stopped in Backers bakery in Bollstad (near Fiskars) on the way back - I bought some of their new sourdough bread and some cardammon crispbread and then I came home and the others went on to Karis to visit Köttkontrolen. A busy day, it was exhausting being out in the wind all day but it was nice to go somewhere new, and fun being in a group.
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