Beetroot Beta vulgaris Beetroot Salad Beetroot Dip Borscht style Beetroot Soup Beetroot is closely related to silverbeet or chard, and is grown mainly for the swollen roots. It needs rich, acid soil and regular watering. Grown from late March to late November in the subtropics. Beetroot is sweet in taste, typically a rich purple colour, […]
Taro Recipes
Taro Colocasia esculenta Crispy Taro fritters Root Vegetable Curry Taro is a starchy root vegetable which grows in wet or swampy ground. It has large ‘elephant ear’ leaves. The corms must always be peeled and cooked before eating to remove the calcium oxylate they contain. Taro leaves are poisonous if eaten raw, so cook them well before consumption. Taro can be cooked […]
Cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower Pizza Crust Cauliflower ‘Rice’ Cauliflower Brassica oleracea Cauliflower is a close relative of cabbage, broccoli and kale. It prefers well drained soil enriched with organic matter. There are varieties with green, yellow, purple and white heads. It prefers cooler weather so is grown from late March to early August in the subtropics. Cauliflower has a mild & nutty taste. Cauliflower […]
Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin Lentil Soup Pumpkin Curry Baked pumpkin stuffed with bush fruits and bunya nuts Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin grows as a vigorous vine. It can be grown from seed during the Mediterranean summer (mid- August to late November) and Tropical summer (late- November to late March) in the subtropics. All parts are edible, the fruit itself as well […]
Pigeon Pea Recipes
Pigeon Pea Burger Solstice Dhal Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan The pigeon pea is a legume, and is most popular in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It is a nitrogen-fixing perennial shrub which lives for 3 to 5 years. It grows in full sun to part shade in any soil and is drought tolerant. Green […]
Bitter Melon Recipes
Bitter Melon Stir-fry with Egg Bitter Melon Momordica charantia Bitter melon is a vegetable-fruit in the gourd family that has a unique bitter taste. It has a rough and bumpy skin that is not attractive and does not look delicious. However, it is very healthy and can be used as food and medicine. The fruit […]
Edible Flowers
By Ronni Martin. NSCF Education & Support Team Manager Bring colour and interest to your garden and plate by growing edible flowers. Edible flowers can create a colourful show in your front garden. Or they can be distributed through your vegetable beds or around fruit trees where their other uses in attracting beneficial insects and […]
Homemade seed raising mix
By Michael Wardle, NSCF Adult Education Co-ordinator One of the things when having your own garden is the ability to keep it going through sowing your own seeds. While some seeds benefit from a direct sow into the garden bed, many survive and thrive when they are planted in seedling trays first. While you can […]
Growing microgreens at home
By Jody Wall, NSCF Site Co-ordinator. In recent years microgreens have moved from the fancy plates of high-end restaurants to the garages and greenhouses of gardeners around the world. These little greens have made their way into the hearts, and into the regular diets, of millions of people. They are versatile and relatively easy to […]
Call out for Australasian Permaculture Convergence 2020 Workshop Presenters
Northey Street City Farm will be hosting the next Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC) at Redland Bay near Brisbane from 20 to 23 April 2020. More information about the APC is available on www.apc.nscf.org.au. Tickets are on sale through the website now. There will also be a Permaculture and Community Gardens Festival on Sunday 19 […]
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