Author: brisbaneediblegardening
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Mount Crosby Community Food Swap
The vibrant Ellice Hawkey started our local Community Food Swap back in 2019. The following is her guidance on Community Food Swaps. Thanks Ellice! How does it work? Besides being a money-free event, there aren’t many rules. As long as both the swapper and swappee are happy with a swap, it’s all good! You’ll likely…
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Booval Edible Exchange
Jason Hauser created a group “Booval Swap Cart” to make sharing produce and edible plants an option 24/7. You can check out what people have put on the cart by visiting the group anytime. If you have something you are placing on the cart please post on the group so everyone can see Located at…
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Salads
Perennial greens in the garden, such as Okinawa Spinach, Brazilian Spinach, Sambung, Lebanese Cress, Mushroom Plant and Sweet Potato leaf can be used as lettuce replacements and eaten raw in abundance.
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Froggy Creek Street Library
If you are looking for someone who is passionate about the community and native ecosystems, look no further than Vicky Mills. Not only is she the 2022 Frog ID champion but she also started the Froggy Creek Edible Exchange and the Froggy Creek Community Library. Vicky and her helpers have worked tirelessly to support the…
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Bush Foods
Australian native plants are a great resource for a hardy and reliable edible garden. We have a wide range of edible native plants thriving amongst our other perennial edible plants. Our Bush Foods include Atherton Raspberry, Blue tongue, Blueberry Lilly (aka. Blueberry Flax Lily), Bush Basil (aka. Native Coleus, Gin Berry, Mountain Plectranthus, Sticky Cockspur,…
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Best Gardening for West Brisbane
What a lovely write up in this month’s edition of The Local Bulletin. Thank you for helping us get the word out Barry.
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Green Pasta Sauce
This one is just delicious! Any perennial green such as Okinawa Spinach, Katuk, Sambung or Mushroom Plant can be incorporated into this recipe. The quantities will vary depending on how many people you are feeding. I’d use 1 handful of greens, 1 all herb leaf and 1 dessert spoon of toasted sunflowers for each person.
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Costa Georgiadis Comes to the Garden!
Brisbane Edible Gardening were thrilled to welcome Costa Georgiadis, popular Gardening Australia TV host and educator, to our experimental edible garden last weekend. Watch this lovely video with the Samford Edible Gardens Trail presenter Susanne, Costa and Brisbane Edible Gardening’s Ketah. See the experimental garden looking lush following the recent rains! Learn more about the…
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Grow it Local
Grow it local. It’s all about a backbone of perennials. The world is changing and when supply lines are interrupted, a backbone of perennials in the garden makes all the difference. The recent Queensland floods highlight the importance of local food sources. The scientific evidence overwhelmingly shows that extreme weather events will only increase in…
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