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 […]

Photo – Some winter melons – Curcubita ficilfolia or ‘Chilacayote’ a very hardy melon that ripens in late Autumn and early winter as the rampant vines die back in the […]

Photo – Autumn Seeds! It’s that time again! This is just a quick reminder that the next scheduled meeting for the year of the Mid Blue Mountains SeedSavers is on at the Bullaburra Progress […]

Photo – Food Forest in action! It’s that time again!  This is just a quick reminder  that the next scheduled meeting for the year of the Mid Blue Mountains SeedSavers is on at […]

Photo – Australian Native Blue Banded Bee pollinating a Buddleia or ‘Butterfly Bush’. It’s that time again!  This is just a quick reminder  that the next scheduled meeting for the year […]