the aware co.Jan 9The Bitter Melon (Kudret Nar) If the image above is the first time you’ve set eyes upon a bitter melon, then you’re probably as intrigued as I was when I first...
the aware co.Sep 26, 2021When the Apples Turn to DustGemiş Köyü is the kind of village where you would usually find no reason to stop. Sitting in the region of Denizli, on the border...
the aware co.Sep 3, 2021Prickly PearWith a huge sigh of relief, September is finally upon us. August brought us scorching temperatures which caused many parts of our...
the aware co.Jun 24, 2021Capers (Capparis spinosa) We have the Mediterranean coast to thank for a handful of ingredients that have become staples of the gourmet kitchen, to name a few;...
the aware co.Jun 2, 2021Toxic to Tasty - the Gifts of the Umbrella Pine Recently I’ve found a couple of huge, beautiful pine cones in my garden, the kind that you want to store away until Christmas to display...
the aware co.Apr 17, 2021Wild Salad Adventures!It’s the time of year when we’re enjoying the first gifts from the vegetable patch and also furiously weeding the borders ahead of...
the aware co.Apr 12, 2021Sığla- the Tree with Scars that HealFresh tones of springtime green glow in the sığla forest right now, as the ground slowly hardens following the wetness of winter. Along...
the aware co.Apr 2, 2021Wild Flowers: AsphodelYanıklar, the village we call home, stretches from the coastline towards the foothills of Çal Dağı, the mountain that sits central to our...
the aware co.Mar 18, 2021A guide to Mediterranean Mountain & Coastal HerbsI’m sure I’m not the only one who has impulse purchased bunches of unknown dried flora at the pazar, purely because they delight my...