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Last year, I was interviewed by news.com.au about some of the common mistakes we make with our food choices. As a former food marketer who worked on children’s dairy and juice products, I worked closely with nutritionists. While I am not a qualified nutritionist or dietician, I learned something – that food, and not food […]
Day 36: 5 Food Myths Read More »
Last year, I was asked to write a piece for a publication about healthy eating. At the time, my Nan was about to celebrate her 100th birthday (and now she’s two months from turning 101!) I wrote about Nan and what I have learned from her. I wrote that our grandmother’s were resourceful, clever women
Day 35: Eat the way your grandma did Read More »
Shopping at the farmers’ market is fabulous, and this morning hubby and I went to our local. Knowing where your food comes from is a reality at this place, and growing conditions are made that much better because of the pride and passion the people put in to making their food: the butcher knew how
Day 34: Flowers from the Farmers’ Market Read More »
Today I want to share how Herbert Peabody came to be. It was while I was sitting in the garden at our farm, which just happens to be very much like Herbert Peabody’s farm. I have always appreciated healthy food and developed a marketing career across several food companies in Australia, including dairy and fruit
Day 33: How did Herbie come about? Read More »
Last year, Herbert Peabody was invited to visit the Farmers’ Markets throughout Victoria. And they were amazing! Produce was at its peak – in season and picked exactly when it should be. In between readings and book signings, I talked to apple farmers, pumpkin farmers, chicken farmers and beef farmers, and they all had one
Day 32: How to get the best food straight from the farmer Read More »
I had been planning to write a blog for a long time. I tried to start one once, but there were other things to do, time went to quickly, excuse number three, excuse number four, and before I knew it, my blog wasn’t happening before it had started! But this changed when I made a
Day 31: Making writing a habit Read More »
The kitchen was a very happy and rewarding place this morning – I made Asian style pumpkin soup with pumpkin and leek straight from Herbie’s veggie patch! As all veggie growers know, produce from your own backyard is extra special. You want to use every morsel and savour the food that you have nurtured and
Day 30: Homegrown & homemade winter warmer Read More »
As a writer, it’s important that I review what I’ve created. I like to do it the day after, so that I have fresh eyes. You can get too close to your work, and rather than your writing, what you imagine becomes the reality. Tonight it was a case of fresh ears for the three
Day 29: The day after Read More »
When I created Herbert Peabody, I wanted him to be a fun character that was a little bit cheeky, just like the children I was writing for. One of the things I had Herbie do was rhyme, or rap, in the veggie patch, and today those rhymes were recorded. Gareth Leach is an amazing musician
Day 28: In the studio! Read More »
It’s a hectic world that we live in. We’re constantly connected to what’s going on via email, mobile phones and social media. But with all these expectations and interruptions, it’s sometimes difficult to connect with the things we love. The Herbert Peabody series connects children with where their food comes from in a fun way
Day 27: Connecting with what we love Read More »
The adventures of Herbert Peabody focus on connecting children with where food comes from, and centre around problem solving and co-operation.