November 1, 2022
With the start of the autumn rains, the Maltese Islands’ garrigue landscape starts to recover from the parched summer terrain. Now, the typical countryside colour is […]
October 19, 2022
#localproduce#traditional#oliveseason Being one of the oldest species of domestic trees and the characteristic tree of the Mediterranean region, the long-living Olive Tree (Żebbuga, Olea europaea) has […]
October 13, 2022
And October welcomes the local Pumpkin season! Its sweet flavour features into the new batch of our Pumpkin & Maltese Orange Marmalade… With the change of […]
September 30, 2022
One of the few plants which make their appearance at the end of summer in the typical garrigue habitat of Dingli Cliffs is the Ground Thistle […]
September 14, 2022
How adorable is this baby Algerian Hedgehog?! Managed to take a photo of this hoglet before returning it back to the countryside…the hedgehog is a protected species […]
September 3, 2022
Wherever there are trees, one can hear the songs of the male Cicada (Cicada Barbara stal, Werżieq ta’ b’inhar), heard everywhere in summer. This insect is […]
August 30, 2022
The prickly pear is one of the most ever-present fruit on the Maltese Islands, adorning the rural landscape with colourful spiny fruits. Although the Prickly Pear […]
July 12, 2022
Several types of land snails enter a deep state of sleep during the hot arid summer, known as aestivation! We often encounter them in the upper […]
June 21, 2022
Capers have been used in cooking since at least 2000BC in Mesopotamia and they are mentioned as ingredients in the first cookery book, dating back to […]