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The locally hand-picked and pickled capers – 11/06/2020
Capers have been used in cooking since at least 2000BC in Mesopotamia and they …
Read moreThe oldest cultivated Mediterranean fruit species: Figs – 10/06/2020
The fig tree (Ficus carica, Tin), which originated in the Middle East and …
Read moreThe wild leek in the Maltese Islands – 09/06/2020
The first expression of agriculture in prehistory dates back to the Neolithic Revolution, to …
Read moreEncountering Malta’s National Plant at Dingli Cliffs – 05/06/2020
Since 1971, the Maltese Rock-Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius, Widnet il-Baħar) has been recognised as Malta’s …
Read moreThe prolific prickly pear blooms – 04/06/2020
Like all cacti, the Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica, Bajtar tax-Xewk) are native to the …
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Kids’ corner
Meet Milu the Donkey!
In the old days, farmers used to have a donkey to help them work the fields. Dingli’s motto “Skiet ir-Raba’ mhux għażżien“, means that the peacefulness of farm life does not mean laziness. But poor Milu the donkey, was the first farm animal to be eradicated…
Print this page, which changes every month, colour our Milu and help us remember the important role that the donkey had on everyday rural life at Dingli Cliffs and the surrounding areas.
