Photo – Interesting old heritage varieties of Lettuce are actually hard to find. Most we grow today are based on commercial varieties developed in the late 1800’s by seed companies for […]

  Photo – Radish – Ostergrus Rosa. A very old classic German heritage variety of radish who’s name ‘Ostergruß‘ roughly translates to ‘Easter Greeting’. It’s a reliable grower in colder […]

Photo: Actinotis forsythii – The very rare Pink Flannel Flower that grows natively in the Blue Mountains only springs into action after fire and then heavy rain. It shows that […]

The next scheduled meeting for the year of the Mid Blue Mountains SeedSavers was scheduled for this next coming weekend – Sunday 22 March 2020   But due to the events surrounding the COVID19 […]

Photo – Cichorium intybus – Chicory variety Catalogna – Catalogna Chicory is a subtle tasting leaf and stem that can be eaten fresh and raw or blanched and/or added to cooked dishes. […]

Photo – RHODANTHE chlorocephala ssp rosea. One of the wonderful Australian paper daises coming into spring bloom despite the lack of rain. It’s that time again! This is just a […]

Photo – Barley – Hordeum vulgare. Barley is a useful and attractive grass cereal that will grow in a range of conditions and  if you are lucky you can get two crops a […]

Photo – Treviso is one tasty red variety of Chicory also known as raddichio or ‘bitter’ lettuce. It has a long leaf with a red tone and white central veins […]

Photo – Red Kuri Kabocha or Winter Squash or Pumpkin – all names for the same thing depending on your predilection. A wonderful Japanese origin variety of small pumpkin flavoured […]