They do give a fig - Shared Kitchen

ByJulie Biuso 24 March 201531 August 2023 4 Comments

Little precious do I know about figs. I’ve never had my own fig tree, only looked enviously from a window at a neighbour’s tree and at the fruit going begging. Sometimes, when the neighbours were away, I made raids … but I soon gave that up because the birds had got there first. Must be a few tricks to growing good figs, then. Pastilliere fig Photograph Aaron McLean

I met up with Helen Walker and Murray Douglas at their figgery, Te Mata Figs http://www.tematafigs.co.nz in Hawke’s Bay, before the start of this year’s fig season. A really nice couple, these two, and they deserve all the success that can possibly come their way. Ha! Writing that, I know I’m transparent. Yes, I’m hoping they’ll send me a truckload of their gorgeous figs every year come harvest time!

Murray and I had a walk around the figgery while enjoying Helen’s newly developed fig sorbetto with Sketch the family dog in tow.

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