Many-many-a-rainy-day later and the lane is singing again. The bees are busy at work as we prop plants up to grow to new heights. It is a joy to see school children curiously learning of natural wonders on their way to and from school. The diversity of the garden is always a site in itself….
ByAnna
Flowers and vegetables are popping everywhere. So now is the time to prepare the soil against the heat with a light cover like lucerne or hay. Just keep an eye out that the ground cover doesn’t choke the growing plant. It is good to use a dried material like a hay or sugarcane around the…
ByAnna
Served with a fresh cabbage salad My Yiayia (Greek grandmother) Dimitra always had an abundant garden kitchen, Thathad three plots. We knew it was spring when her cheater’s mousakka would grace the table. She would throw whatever was in season at it….so feel free to improvise with your own bounty. Ingredients (for 4 people) 6…
The highly sought after almond nut cream from our November Film & Feast last year – enjoy 🙂 1 cup (150g) almonds (or other nut) ½ cup Bonsoy soy milk (or other milk but Bonsoy gives the best creamy result) ½ tsp vanilla 1 tbsp maple syrup (or other sweetener, using more or less to…
A popular at our Film & Feast events shared by Anne Ingredients 2 cups (350g) red split lentils 2 medium onions, diced 3 tblsp oil Half to 1 tsp cinnamon Quarter to half tsp ground cloves Half tsp ground pepper 1 tsp salt Up to 400ml (1 can) of coconut milk or water 1 tsp…
It’s Plastic Free July and each year I like to focus on a different section of my life to de-plastify! In 2016 it was takeaway single-use plastics, in 2017 it was my kitchen, in 2018 it was my bathroom and this year… well I’m still working to fine-tine the all-mighty bathroom. In previous years I…
This month we had the pleasure of having Adam Leiber from Cultcure.org lead a vegetable fermentation workshop in the 241 Bondi Road Community Garden. We made a whole lot extra to share at our Film & Feast. It was a massive hit and we would LOVE to share it with you. INGREDIENTS 2 medium to large…
Diego, the weed forager, presented at April’s Talk and Feast His reputation went before him, and people we’d met at the Farmers Market Stall were disappointed they weren’t going to be able to come (the date was the Thursday night of Easter). Though his usual setting is in ‘the wild’, leading groups through weedy patches…
SWEET POTATO COCONUT CURRY SOUP Ingredients Serves 4 SOUP · 1 medium onion (diced) · 4 cloves garlic (minced) · 1 large sweet potato (cubed) · 2 Tbsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp cayenne powder · 3/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp black pepper · 3 cups coconut milk TOPPING · 1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas or a 400g can · 3 Tbsp olive oil · 1/2 tsp yellow curry powder · 1/4 tsp sea salt · 1/2 tsp garlic powder · 1/2 tsp ginger powder · 1 pinch cayenne powder · Sprouted fenugreek seeds Instructions Chickpeas 1. Preheat…
This recipe comes from Juan Carlos Negrete, local chef and permaculture designer, who shared his winter soil restoration tips with us in June. Juan Carlos avoids plastic packaging waste by buying bulk in paper bags and salvaged jars. He also buys local food to reduce food miles. To make the spaghetti squash Ingredients: 1 Spaghetti Squash…
