Brisbane Local Food

09/09/2023

We had a bowl of left over steamed carrot,broccoli and cauliflower. Added shallots and eggs from the garden. Threw a little blue cheese in and ended up with gourmet fritters.

11/04/2023

We had another garden visit over Easter. Here is a link. It was only fantastic! Thanks so much to Mary-Ann and Col at Dayboro.

The toughest issue about this report is trying to reduce so much information into a brief report.   Now, it's well known that when you think about "simple", think about "Andy" (which always makes me chuckle).  However, I do seem to have an ability to reduce complex concepts back down to something...

10/02/2023

The "get to know you" post. For those looking to be involved in the "community" aspect of our group, you might like to answer these few questions.
1. How long have you been food gardening for?
2. What is the size of your yard or garden space?
3. Do you keep animals for food or gardening purposes?
4. What types of crops do you grow?
5. Do you have any related food skills?

27/01/2023

I've decided to have a crack at growing full sized tomatoes. Insect netting added. Wish me luck.

19/10/2022

Julie Julie shared this in the Hills Gardening community group. It is a fabulous website full of great information. This is the page she was sharing but have a look around.

Home Made Fertilisers by Michael | Apr 21, 2020 | Serious Backyard Abundance | 0 comments Every time we harvest vegetables and fruits, we are taking nutrients and minerals from the soils, which needs to be replaced or the soil is diminished.One of the easiest ways we can do this is by applying compo...

29/09/2022

Challenge accepted. Spinach (warrigal greens), vegetable and lentil coconut curry.

24/06/2022

https://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/videos/cinnamon-versus-ants-in-the-garden

I wanted to test whether cinnamon did actually deter ants in the garden. While it's not a miracle cure, I think you'll see it works.

18/06/2022

For those who might be generally interested in Tullamore Farm (I know I'd seen a bit of publicity about them) here's a more general report I did on the visit today on the Brisbane Local Food website.

I attended a banana growing workshop at Tullamore Farm outisde of Beaudesert.  The place is run by Bill and his partner Coleen who are lovely folks.  Whilst I was really there to improve my banana growing skills, I did see some interesting other ideas that I thought I would share, especially consi...

18/06/2022

Tullamore Farm showed off a brilliant idea for growing dragon fruit.

09/06/2022

Bringing you information about cranberry hibiscus which member Valerie posted over on the website.

  Such as beautiful and versatile plant. Below is some information.    Source: © Frances Michaels (Green Harvest.com.au)BOTANICAL NAME:Hibiscus acetosellaCOMMON NAMES:African rosemallow, false roselle, maroon mallow, Florida cranberryFAMILY:MalvaceaeORIGIN:Native (most likely) to tropical Africa...

02/06/2022

I've been experimenting with making a savoury pancake style bread from beans. I think we have progress. Rehydrated Madagascar beans blended with a bit of water with garlic salt, cumin and a pinch of baking powder. Not getting the wrap texture I want yet but the taste if good. More like a thin toast so far.