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PAKU VIEWS ISSUE 3 SPRING/SUMMER 2011-12
9:30-3:00 except Tuesday
Closed Tues/Wed in Winter
Eleanor
Kern
SHEPPARD AVE. • PAUANUI BEACH • +64 7 864 9044
•
GOLF • BOWLS • GOLF CROQUET
Dining Friday and Saturday Evenings @ Marine’s Kitchen
(Extended days over Summer)
Main Road Tairua – Look for the Golf Ball
Tel 07 864 8416 •
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Keryn Drummond
15 Motuhoa Rd Tairua
07 8648397 021 0457141
Tairua Community
Garden
by Carol Brockelsby
After thirty years of holidaying in Tairua, Dave and I fnally made the move from Wellington
to the winterless north. To reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and feel a part of the
community, we joined the Tairua Community Garden. Mostly we wanted to learn the art of
gardening–what to plant and when, how to prepare the soil, what is a weed and what isn’t.
We’re reaping the benefts of our efforts and have really noticed the difference between shop-
bought produce and what we’ve picked fresh from the garden.
We’ve enjoyed gaining skills and sharing experiences as well as catching up on the latest
gossip/news–of course. It has not been too onerous–a couple of hours a week on Wednes-
days from ten till noon, weather permitting. We are amazed at how much we get done in this
time–many hands do make light work.
The autumn and winter months were about getting the ground ready for planting and making
compost to keep our garden well fed. Spring was busy with growing seeds for summer crops
such as tomato, zucchini, eggplant, capsicum, chillies and lettuce. The garlic, planted at
winter solstice, will be ready for the summer solstice harvest. We’re hoping there will be
enough potatoes to feed us all over the summer and autumn. The focus now is keeping the
garden well watered, in anticipation of a hot, dry summer.
Come join us at the garden. It really is a lot of fun. Interested? Contact Keryn, 864 8397.
Place oil, white balsamic condiment, salt and pepper
into salad bowl and whisk to combine.
Gently tear the lettuce and add to the bowl along
with the avocado, hazelnuts and basil. With your
hands, gently toss to combine. Accompany each
serve with a wedge of lemon.
Buttercrunch, Avocado and Hazelnut
Salad with Hazelnut Vinaigrette
• 3 tablespoons hazelnut oil
• 1 teaspoon white
balsamic condiment
• sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper
• 1 buttercrunch lettuce,
washed and dried
• 1 avocado, peeled
and sliced
• 50g hazelnuts, lightly
roasted, peeled &
chopped
• 20-25 basil leaves,
coarsely torn
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges
Lettuce is easy to grow and plentiful in summer gardens.
The following is a simple but nice addition to summer entertaining.
Note:
If you’re challenged fnding the Hazelnut Oil, we found it at the Old Mill Café in Tairua.
Garden Makeovers
Landscaping
specialising in all �mber work,
landscape design & plan�ng
Tracey Salkeld (Dip. Hort.)
Sam Salkeld (DaHT)
07 864 7820 • 021 240 4437