The grove at home on a mild winter’s afternoon, shining in the sunshine. There’s been good rain and a few big storms this winter, but now also a number of very mild lovely sunny days which lets us really get to work outside in the groves and gardens and greenhouses at the farm.

Here at home we’re back to work in the regenerative vegetable garden at the top of the grove finishing work on the rainwater collection tanks, mulching large parts of the garden then composting and covering it with thick black plastic until the spring, and inspecting the olive trees to make a plan for this year’s pruning.