Posts Tagged ‘australian’

Flower Monday - Jagera

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Jagera

An Australian native tree named after the aboriginal Jagera tribe who lived in South Brisbane.

Flower Monday - Wattle

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Wattle

Candlenut

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

One week at the farm we were experimenting with candlenuts. They have a really high oil content, and like the name suggests used to be strung together and burned for light.

So one was strung on wire and lit; it burned for around five minutes, with a strong and not very smoky flame. A good two minutes longer, and with a cleaner flame, than the macadamia nut burned for comparison.

The Finger Lime

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Finger Lime Tree

Meet the Finger Lime, a fruit native to south east Queensland. It grows on a spiky bush and is also known as ‘vegetarian caviar’.

Finger Lime

My favourite after-lunch snack to have while wandering around the farm.